I quickly realized that speaking with the mask on was a lot different than breathing with a mask on.

In therapy, while processing everything I went through in the past, I constantly experienced A LOT of triggers.

Many survivors are struggling right now. We already survived horrible trauma and now we’re having to survive again.

Nearly two weeks after receiving a phone call from Attorney General Ashley Moody informing me that she would be appointing me to the Statewide Council on Hum...

In February I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of poetry students and their coach from Boca Raton Community High School. They were preparing for a p...

At thirteen years old after watching both of my parents try to commit suicide I was stripped away from the only life that I knew and placed in a facility fil...

During the 2018 Legislative Session I traveled back and forth to Tallahassee on four separate occasions with two fellow survivors and two advocates. We advo...

After spending 2018 working on a Human Trafficking Bill with Senator Lauren Book I was excited to make the trip to Tallahassee to testify on behalf of the bi...

When I speak I normally always share how going to support group for victims of sexual assault ended up being a big part of my healing journey. I recently ha...

Last month when we did an interview on the Talk It Up Radio Show Jan Edwards mentioned the “deep posts” I write on social media and on my blog. Jan said peo...

We live in a society where people are bought and sold. Every year, MILLIONS of children, women, and men become victims of human trafficking. Today was desig...

I recently made several trips to Tallahassee with two other survivor warriors and two of our biggest supporters to testify in committees regarding human traf...

“I could NEVER get up and share my story,” I declared to three of my friends at the 6th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Orlando, FL four years ago....

The last quarter of this year has been an unexpected season of great pain and sorrow. In September we were hit with hurricane Irma. The beginning of October ...

Earlier this week I interviewed by Karla Ray for an award I will be receiving next month. Karla works for Channel 9 News, so of course I started the intervi...

Sixteen years ago I sat alone in fear while waiting for the doctor to enter the room. I was fourteen years old, covered in cuts, scratches and bruises with ...

Statistics tell us that the average price of slave/ human trafficking victim in today’s society is $90. Self-worth is something many people struggle with reg...

Five years ago I couldn’t imagine telling a single person the things that happened to me when I was younger. I was overwhelmed by many painful secrets I had...

It takes a lot of courage for survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, childhood abuse or any type of abuse to share their experiences. Fear and shame ...

It’s been almost seventeen years; yet I still remember the day as if it were yesterday. I remember who was at the house, what each person was wearing, the e...