The quote reads ‘Things either make you or break you.’ I believe at first, my life really broke me. But when I started to comprehend how wasteful I was being with my existence, it was...
Encouraging/Empowering Others
Finding my birth mother
Being adopted didn’t give me a better life, but it changed the route of my life journey and I’d like to share a little bit about that with all of you this evening. One day when I was 8...
My whole life I have been struggling with self love
My whole life I have been struggling with self love. I have felt lost like I don’t belong anywhere, I have been trying to look for validation from everywhere else and have felt...
Seeing a future after attempting suicide in grad...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with anxiety. My earliest memory of it was in the first grade. I talked in class, trying to make a friend – unfortunately, I did it while...
It wasn’t your fault
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. It’s hard to believe I’d ever have a story to tell. Some days it’s easier and some days...
The Reminders My Body Gives Me
This past weekend I noticed acne on the back of my shoulders and neck. At first, I was annoyed – 32 years old and religiously doing skin maintenance and I am still breaking out. Then it...
Serendipity
Serendipity describes “finding something beautiful without looking for it.” A chance where a lot changes and the world might turn upside down. Quite funny to hear someone saying...
A New Identity
California, a state I have known for years. My best friend who turned into my worst nightmare. I grew up in a household full of drugs and alcohol. I grew up moving in with family members...
Listen to your body
It has taken me decades to understand my inner power, decades to find my own value and now that I have I owe it to myself to share and inspire others to speak out; to “say it...
Life story
I am Calvin Mulamba of the Democratic Republic of Congo. I have a beautiful, talented wife and 4 incredible children. In 2010, the persecution in my country reached a boiling point and I...