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A Breakthrough Moment, Thanks to Dad

One moment does stand out for me. When I was a teenager, my father told me I couldn’t do something […]

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A Week of My Own

There was a time I wore my To Do List like a badge of honor. I did it all: held […]

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There but for the grace of God go I

Everyone has heard that expression at one time or another. By no means am I a religious person, but one […]

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Academic Achievement As A Way Out

When I was 12 years old we (my mother and my three siblings) moved from Colombia to the US to […]

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My Ongoing Struggle and Pain

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual assault. I can still, […]

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A Trusted Mentor Makes All the Difference

It was 1997 and I was a stressed 32 year old mom of 2 young children, working more than full-time […]

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Building Boundaries

The most challenging and ongoing struggle in my life is maintaining a relationship with my over-bearing, narcissistic mother. I constantly […]

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A Promise to Myself

There have been so many breakthrough moments in which I crossed a barrier to self-acceptance and self-love, moments in which […]