It's taken a lot of self reflection to heal inner wounds & find my way back to the creative lighthearted girl of my youth.

For a long time I was in denial over my diagnoses but I have overcome & I'm sharing my story with the world. I am a go getter. I'm unique, creative and I'm still a fashionista.

Being a Mom & Stepmom is a tough balance. Gaining my step kids trust & love while maintaining the family values I've created for my 3 kids is difficult.

I believe in unconditional love, positivity & in being a good person. I can find something positive in almost anything.

I was very lucky to be placed with one family who chose to keep me forever and raise me as their own.

Waking up from surgery without feeling & movement in my legs was the worst day of my life. But it was also a turning point. It led the universe to bring some of the greatest challenges & life lessons as well as the best days of my life.

I remember the day, at 16, when I decided I wasn't going to take mental abuse from him anymore.

For 23 years I feared abandonment, rejection and felt not good enough. But now that I've come forward about the sexual abuse I suffered as a child and spoke my truth I've been able to make sense of and shatter a lot of those fears.

My greatest strength is my voice and my ability to reach people with it. But it’s not easy to balance being a single mom with music life.

Struggling with mental health for so long led me to become passionate about breaking the negative stigma around needing help to get through life, as well as the issue with misdiagnosing children.

I spent lots of time playing games with neighborhood friends in the street; playing dodgeball, hopscotch and jump rope games - doing all the things kids used to do before technology.

I’ve struggled with chronic pain, body-image issues and an emotional relationship with food since I was a teen. At times, it can be easy to let discomfort in my own body dictate my mood or confidence. But, I try to remind myself that I get this body for one lifetime and that it does so much for me.

I'm passionate about helping others. I struggle with self doubt and I fear It will win and keep me from becoming the full version of myself.

Wife, mother, nawnie, sister friend, encourager, entrepreneur, artist & deaconess. I was raised by my mom in a rough Dorchester neighborhood during the 60's & 70's with my younger brother and sister.

I don't have kids & think a lot about what my "legacy" will be. If I were to leave the planet tomorrow, would people remember me without having had my own kids?

I'd like to be known as someone who encourages others to have faith in God and to be true to themselves.

Wife, mother, daughter, sister, engineer, entrepreneur, twerk master. The birth of my son, marrying my husband and the day I got my PhD are some of my best days. I struggle at times to balance my career as an engineer with my entrepreneurial endeavors.

"There was a time when I could only make connections with people when I was drinking because I was such an anxious person. Now that I'm sober I make real connections all the time and its so much more real and enjoyable."

"In the first few months I completely lost myself… As difficult as it's been - I see that this has all made me stronger, more understanding & less judgmental."

"I struggle to ask for help for fear of being seen as weak or incapable…I am proud of my ability to trust & have faith in a higher power and in people."