Stories of Resilience

Resilience of A Brave Sailor  As Ghanaians, there is this expectation to have hard skin against emotional, psychological, and mental challenges, especially after dwelling in

I grew up with a physically abusive alcoholic father. This caused me a lot of anger and confusion about how to process my emotions. In

I spent twenty-five years in a highly physically, spiritually, sexually, emotionally, and verbally abusive religious cult. The abuse started at age nine. Dec 27, 2004,

I was pregnant with my last child (son). I was at risk of losing him. I had high blood pressure, I had placenta Pre-via, and

The diary of a stupid new girl. It was my sixth elementary school in five years in three different Southern California towns by the age

I remember the first day of school like it was yesterday.  I was only five years old, but my birthday was in December, so I

After losing my mother to breast cancer when I was 20, I grew up expecting to get cancer eventually. It did finally happen, but not

As far back as I can remember, being a mother was always my heart’s deepest desire. I may not have realized it then, but from

I found out my mother died on vacation in Italy while I was in the NICU with my newborn. Ironically, I rediscovered my love for

You are not what happened to you but what you choose to become. At the age of 13, tragedy struck my world. The sun shone

I lost my middle sister, Carrie, who died by suicide on February 20th, 2017, and my son had his 2nd episode of seizures on the

Spiritual Resilience “You wander from room to room hunting for the diamond necklace that is already around your neck.” -Rumi. I spent a lot of