Hi I’m sweety I’m from a middle class family I am a nurse. A year ago I got married and it was an arrange marriage everything was good. But after marriage I came to know the...
Domestic Violence / Intimate Partner Violence
My Story
I’ve never had a ‘normal’ life, I’ve dealt with so much for so long I fear I am past the point of ‘normal’ at times. It’s sad really to not feel as if you have lived for 12...
Resilient: A Survivor’s Path to Triumph
Resilient: A Survivor’s Path to Triumph It took me 25 years to understand what was wrong with me. It all started when I turned 18 and I decided to go live with the one who I thought was...
My trilogy
“I grew up in a home where love and support were scarce. My dad’s words still echo in my mind: ‘You’re useless.’ The physical pain from his beatings was...
We can all say NO if what others propose doesn’t...
My name is Tiacoh Hyacinthe-Arnaud Yao Kpri Junior II. I know, it’s long… very long, actually. But it’s necessary for the rest of the story. I was born into a family with two...
Just my life
Always i have been the most quiet kid in my family. My mon told me how i never disturbed her when i was a baby and i didnt cry much.Well i can tell this afected me in my life. i grew up...
Untitled
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood sexual abuse. I was molested as a child by my grandfather. I’m the one who came out...
Thriving In The Midst of Challenges
Hello, My name is Dr. Cornelia Gibson and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in CA. I am the founder and clinical director of Agape Counseling Center and Network in Fairfield, CA...
Healing after a childhood of trauma
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual molestation. It is very difficult to describe my childhood as even thinking...
BOOZING
I want young women to take from my story that you shouldn’t forgive all the time. You can give people a chance, but afterwards, if you see that there is no change, that there is nothing...