at 17, i graduated high school early with honors as a student heavily involved with my community. a few months later, i jumped a bigger and more dangerous hurdle:
i got out of a 4-year relationship defined by abuse that culminated in repeated intimate partner rape.

i will never forget discovering your website. i stumbled upon it not long after my son taught me how to use twitter. i was overwhelmed with gratitude to find all of these brave voices being lifted up.

at 17 years old i encountered an unexpected pregnancy. struggling with severe depression i had made the decision to terminate my pregnancy.