Our scars don't make us unlovable. They remind us that we survived, and that we're still worthy of love.

"Surviving doesn't mean we stop being human. It means we kept going, and gave ourselves permission to heal."

As a child, I dreamed of justice. 'Goodbye Earl' reminded me that abuse wasn't normal and that survivors deserve better.

Stuck in my head, overthinking, second guessing, reliving the past. Healing means learning to quiet the noise.

"The voices I heard as consciousness fled were the ones that carried me back to the light."

​"When the system protects the powerful, survivors are left in the dark. 10 victims, 6 months of police silence, we will not be quiet."

“The ghosts of my past followed me to college, and ‘My Immortal’ became the song that helped me face them.”

I returned to the house where I lost my innocence - and left with peace after a cardinal landed on my shoulder. 💜

“Sometimes healing sounds loud. Sometimes healing sounds like standing in front of a microphone and finally letting yourself take up space.”

“The first time I heard ‘Butterfly Fly Away,’ I didn’t just hear a song about growing up. I heard the story of my mother surviving domestic violence and teaching me that even after trauma, we could still dream.”

A heartfelt Mother’s Day letter honoring a mother who survived domestic violence, rebuilt her life, and taught her daughter strength, resilience, and unconditional love.