The Girl

Once dimmed and diminished, she refused to stay small. A woman who fought - with strength, pain and scars, her writing is real, raw and without apology. This is her voice. This is her truth.

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I Did it Alone

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The Ones With No Voice

When it comes to animals, there’s something about how most are treated that I can’t shake. I remember taking my son to the circus once. It was my very first time as well. There was an opportunity to let your kids take an elephant ride. Me, having never

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When Will The Noise Stop?

Queen of Bad Habits

If anybody’s the queen of bad habits… it’s me. It may sound funny, but truly—it’s not. As a child, I was smart, quick, confident, and athletic. Then I was placed with “her” and she broke down the part of me that was just entering the phase

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What I Never Had

I didn’t grow up with “traditions” except for Christmas where tamales were made, a specific food related to our culture. We would stay up until midnight, gift exchange, and that was it. We did celebrate birthdays, but we never had parties or went out for dinner, and my birthdays

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Then There was Them - A Glimpse

Yesterday I felt triggered, and I wanted to post a rant. But when I read it back, I realized I wasn’t grounded in my thoughts. So I paused. Today, looking at it, I know it came from a place that doesn’t need to be spoken out loud. With

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Thinking out Loud (3)

This last week has been a bit of a roller coaster for me emotionally, because I took time off work and I’m preparing to go back. Work was the main reason I had to step away because of the stress, but the time to return has come, and things

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Wait Till You Have a Daughter

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2025-The Year of Shedding and Growth

Trauma in My Bones

It's in My Nerves

I realized yesterday that my mood was just "off". I’m usually in an uppity, bouncy mood on a Saturday night. I like to have fun. Even when I’m by myself, I’m light. But last night I had a mood crash after vegging out all day.

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Thinking out Loud (2)

Right now I’m stuck in a void between chapters, and I hate the void because I feel like I have zero control. I’m someone who survives by knowing what the next step is, and right now every pillar feels suspended — my finances, my job, my Patient Talk program,

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Depth Before Trust

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Living by Choice

I chose to live a long time ago because I realized my dad died at 52 and never got to really live. He died from a disease that took him too fast. And my dad was the kind of person who thought he had time — he saved, he worked, he

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Thinking out Loud (1)

Sometimes I wonder — is this me living in the past? Or am I just trying to figure shit out? Should I not be thinking about all the things I could be doing? Am I supposed to just sit here and wallow in everything that’s already happened? I don’t

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Trauma in My Bones

Is it Strength or Survival

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I Am Not my Mother's Daughter

Mommy, Look at Me

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The Version They Know

Being fully me in front of my true people. So, it’s Saturday evening and I leave Tuesday night. I know I have plenty of time to pack, but for me, this already feels like I’m cutting it close. Normally, I’m packed and my suitcase is ready by

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Solo Traveling - Table for One

People always say I’m brave for traveling solo. I understand why, but at the same time, I don’t. Am I supposed to wait for someone to come along? Or a partner I don’t have—and at this point, may never have? So what… my life is supposed

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Living Out Loud: Step Up or Step Out

I went out solo tonight — a new thing I recently started doing after many many years of being on hiatus. Anyway, I ran into someone I rather fancied because I like his energy. And it made me think — what does it actually mean to live unapologetically me? You know what

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The Semicolon

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Unapologetically Me

I believe everyone has a purpose in life. And at some point, we all try to figure out what that purpose is. I know I’ve been struggling to find mine for a very long time. I was put here for a reason. But for the life of me, I

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Dancing with Myself

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I Am Not my Mother's Daughter

She Made Me Believe It Was My Fault — It Never Was

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Danger Zone Arc 3/3

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The Cost of Protecting Her