Every achievement I have ever conquered, was once considered impossible. Follow your dreams and never say never.

You need to depend on yourself to make yourself happy. Depending on others to make you happy will not end well.

Domestic violence does not discriminate. Anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender can be a victim – or perpetrator – of domestic violence. It can happen to people who are married, living together or who are dating. It affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels.

Keep control – Learn boundaries, love yourself, listen to intuition, never let it happen again, heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Understand Fear – Everything you want is on the other side of fear. Remember fear steals tomorrow, it does not fix yesterday. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Most things I worry about never really happen. I have learned that fearing the future never helps, so only worry about right here, right now.

Everyone has fears, never judge someone for their fears. Until you have walked in their shoes, you must have compassion.

Trust is key to any relationship, that said be very careful to who you trust. Trust is earned by doing what they say they will do, keeping their word and always having your back.

People can say what they want about me, I can't control that. So I must live my life so no one will believe the smear.