About My Story

My story is one of long-term trauma that began in early childhood and continued well into adulthood. I lived through sexual abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, and the psychological toll of being silenced for years. What happened shaped me in ways I’m still unraveling.

I’m not writing from a place of resolution. I still live with the impact: C-PTSD, depression, and the exhaustion of always being on guard. I’ve lost people I thought would stand by me. I’ve questioned everything I thought I knew. But I’ve also done the work. I’ve faced it head-on through therapy, boundaries, writing, advocacy, and refusing to stay silent. I realized that silence protects the abuser, not the survivor.

I don’t speak for all survivors. I speak for myself. This is my story, in my voice, told on my terms.