"I realized these people were not my family and I needed to find out the truth about them. So I began to think smart. I did not argue. I followed blindly while planning and waiting for my chance."
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"I was just tired, and I constantly felt like I was going to waste my time again. How many more strikes were we going to have? The career I was chasing? I felt like I failed at it. The course I was studying? Failed at that, too. My CGPA was nothing to write home about, and I just felt like I had no future."
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"A part of me wished I did all those things. Maybe then, they would have had a reason to treat me like this. But the kindness in me would not allow it."
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Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of physical abuse, emotional manipulation, and familial violence. Please read with care.
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"After betrayal and heartbreak, I left my marriage and started over; filming in my sister’s kitchen and learning how to breathe through the pain of being a single mother."
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"I wish I wasn't so ashamed of my period, that I was able to speak up and learn how to take care of myself better."
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"Although periods were taught in school, it never felt practical. More than anything, I wish I had grown up in a place where I could share my experiences, be heard, and feel supported."
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“I Just Want to Live. To Breathe. To Just Be.”
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"Forgiveness didn't exist in my home."
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"I want to feel alive again. I want to smile from my heart. I want to find peace. I want to find myself again."