My name is Nicole and I had lived a terrible nightmare though my story may not go far it does grow strong, you see when I was belittle as a kid it reflect on struggle and ever chance it was...
Experiencing Homelessness
Heavy and light
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of repeated childhood rape and other forms of violence and abuse. My name isn’t important. To...
HATE
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape, sexual assault, and other forms of abuse. HATE: A True Story By Doreen L...
No matter what obstacles you face, you CAN and WILL...
I’m a native of Fort Worth, Texas (Southeast Ft. Worth, specifically) and was born to a single teenage mother in the early ’80s. I spent the majority of my childhood moving from...
All the answers we’re seeking have been inside...
Note: I don’t have a degree & I sure as hell am not the smartest, I’ve learnt to think for myself & I’m allowing that Universal peace & love overflow my whole...
How I met Jesus through tragedy
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. Where do I even begin? To say that this past year has been one of the toughest years of my...
Remember, you are not alone!
I was lost. I was at the very end of myself. I felt as though life had no more meaning for me. In May of this year i had a plan, i knew i just couldnt face another dreadful day of feeling...
Room of Ashes
I can detect the scent all the time. The apartment stinks. The building stinks anyway – apartment blocks usually do. But our apartment is where I can smell that pungent, bitter smell...
From Survivor to Thriving Conqueror
I am the managing director at BTSADV, a dv educator in my community, a growing speaker, an empowerment blogger via holistic health at KayLa’s Positivity Corner, and very recent...