Don’t Shrink My Story
An honest reflection on the minimizing of abuse, the power of naming harm, and the importance of refusing to make your story smaller for the comfort of others.
Nothing Feels Like Mine
A deeply personal exploration of how abuse and stigma work together to distort identity—where the survivor is not only harmed but then blamed for surviving it.
Two Courts, One Story
This piece explores how trauma is validated in criminal court but reframed in family court, revealing the complex ways systems can overlook psychological harm and misinterpret survival.
Echoes of Silence
A deeply personal exploration of how unseen trauma lives in the body—and how even well-meaning words can echo the harm survivors are trying to heal from.
The Illusion of Power
A story about the illusion of control, the cost of maintaining someone else’s image, and the strength it takes to reclaim your power.
Glass Between Us
An intimate spoken-word piece about family, disconnection, and the invisible barriers that form in moments of pain—and the slow, courageous work of finding your way back to each other.
Mirror My Essence
This piece explores how identity can be shaped—and distorted—by the way others perceive us, and what it means to reclaim your sense of self through authentic connection.
The Hands Holding It
A deeply personal reflection on invisible betrayal—where manipulation reshapes perception, and the deepest wound comes from those who choose to believe a version of you that isn’t real.
Naming the Exhaustion
An honest reflection on the kind of exhaustion that comes from surviving what others cannot see—and the healing that begins when that truth is finally named.
Where is the Bruise?
A deeply personal reflection on surviving abuse that leaves no physical marks, and the quiet pain of having your reality questioned when your body holds the truth.
