Two years ago today.I fell. It was a Saturday and I was headed to the third survivor event of the day. The week had been jammed full of survivor speaking engagements, conferences, trainings, and mentoring—just …
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One Step Changed My Life
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The Day I Heard My Nerves Scream
One year ago today, I helplessly clutched my injured arm to my chest, desperately trying to press the pain out of existence. I could taste and hear the pain; I could smell the pain amidst …
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Twenty Years to Find My Voice
Twenty years ago today, my friend and I were coming back down I-17, from northern AZ, and I had an allergic reaction as I drove; he slept. I knew I needed to pull off, but …
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For Me, Not Because of Him
Today is ten years since the man—who did everything to ruin my life—died. He was a senior pastor. We trusted him. I trusted him…until I feared him. He took my life. My soul. He left …
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May 21 — Painiversary, Reclaim the Day
May 21. It’s the day that I work so hard to reclaim every year. The day I was 26. Alone. Attacked. Beaten. Raped. Left. But it does not belong to them. It is mine. And …
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One Year Breaking Free
One year ago today (19th) one of my rapists was released from prison—two days before the anniversary of the day he attacked, raped, and left me for dead (21st). He wasn’t serving time for rape. …
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Advocacy Out of Reach?
Four years, four months, four days ago. Everywhere I looked, the news, articles, social media, and tv, blasted the pictures of the two men who raped me and beckoned anyone who knew anything about them …
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Sound of Silence
“When the solid ground is falling down underneath my feet; between the black skies and my red eyes, I can barely see….” — Eye of the Storm I woke today in anguish. Heart and soul …
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In the Rush, When Do I Start…?
Each time I speak or travel, I am asked when my story is coming. I have a map of the work and timeline on my wall with little lines, arrows, and dashes that I'm sure I knew meant something at some point. The ever-rising tasks of the nonprofit and business world make it appear impossible to start. Amidst the inundation, I am simply going to leap.
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