A FLOWER WITH A VOICE

To Myself from 6 Years Ago, I know this letter will be too late, but there are some things I wish you would have done differently. I wish...

Before I started to work on my IRS tax debt dilemma, first thing I did was contact the Texas Attorney General to see what I could do as a...

In the months leading up to my separation of my ex, I noticed that letters from the IRS kept coming in. I never opened any of them...

I never imagined that I would become a statistic. I never imagined I would become a woman who would fall victim to physical, verbal,...

Traumatic triggers come in many forms. Past trauma is powerful, and it is not uncommon for a survivor’s response to be equally strong....

The act of forgiving seems easy, but forgiving someone that abused you more than once is way more complex than one might believe. Many...

How bad does it have to get before you say enough is enough? For me, took me 6 years of verbal, financial, emotional, and physical abuse...

Do you have a friend or a family member who was in an abusive situation, but you don’t know the best things to say to offer your support?...

Domestic violence is a destructive crime that creates life-altering damage for everyone involved. In order for our community to have a...

When I first got back to Texas earlier this year, I felt so defeated for many reasons. I’d been living on my own for seven years. It was...

Why do we have repressed memories? According to Sigmund Freud, the brain forgets or blocks the memory as a protective mechanism when...

Earlier this year, I loaded up my car with my clothes, important documents, and the dogs. It took me three nights and four days. Leaving...

I met my abuser 6 years ago on a production set. He was the sound guy and I was the actress. He was engaging, thoughtful, and incredibly...