Jun 12, 20212 minAll I WantI am painfully aware of how hard it must be to support me sometimes. I'm not always good at explaining why something is not helpful. I'm...
May 1, 20212 minDear AdvocateDear Advocate, You are doing good work. You don’t hear that enough. You are doing good work. The work you are doing matters. Every dollar...
Apr 25, 20212 minThe world needs youIn the time I’ve been writing, I’ve had handfuls of stories from other survivors placed in my lap. I’ve done my best to sit with them in...
Apr 21, 20212 minUnlearning what is untrueThe medical profession is without question the home to some of the brightest minds on the planet. And it makes sense why--it takes far...
Apr 9, 20213 minCHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE - LOVE“Unworthy. Undeserving. Unlovable. Those words have been branded on me since I was 4 years old. No one ever told me it could be...
Apr 3, 20212 minCHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE - ADVOCACY“I had been taught all my life I didn’t deserve an advocate. I didn’t know what to do with myself when the advocates in my life began to...
Mar 12, 20212 minChange of Perspective - Doctors“Every medical professional I seemed to run into I felt like didn’t have the information they needed. They either didn’t know how to help...
Mar 12, 20211 minRunI run because running for my life is no longer self preservation, but self love. I run because it teaches me again and again not how my...
Feb 25, 20212 minA Turtle Does Not Belong On A FreewayRight now, I feel a lot like a turtle. I lived my life in my little terrarium, unaware of the wide world outside of it. I found comfort...
Feb 17, 20213 minChange of Perspective - Police“I grew up learning there are two kinds of cops: the ones who rape you, and the ones who protect the rapists.” I had a cop that was a...
May 5, 20202 minLive Saving Work Through a Pandemic#GivingTuesdayNow A movement sparked by Americans watching those who are continuing life saving work amidst a pandemic.
May 4, 20203 minLiving ProofImpostor syndrome tells me that I am not qualified enough. I am not strong enough. I am not brave enough. I am not healed enough.
Apr 28, 20203 minSex Trafficking, Physical Touch, and a PandemicSex Trafficking, Physical Touch, and a Pandemic | Please reach out to the adult survivors in your life.
Apr 10, 20201 minDear Survivor | You Are LovedEvery time you forget your worth, remember YOU are worthy. Every time you allow your past to define you, remember YOU are your future.
Apr 7, 20202 minJoy Comes in the MorningI don’t remember losing my joy. I just remember looking into the empty space where it had been...
Apr 4, 20202 min$25K in Emergency Funds Released to Help Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Hampton Roads$25K in Emergency Funds Released to Help Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Hampton Roads
Apr 2, 20202 min2 Months of “I Love You”Today, I celebrated 2 months of freedom, healing, learning, failing, and growth.
Mar 31, 20202 minBoundariesFor an average child, these are pivotal years in learning healthy and unhealthy relationships, safe and unsafe people, and boundaries.
Mar 29, 20202 minAwake at 2AMStartled awake. I look at the clock, it is 2AM, and God is stirring. He is telling me to start praying.