Emily
Emily - 2013 Graduate I grew up in a Christian home but at a young age I was physically, sexually, and [...]
Colleen
Colleen - 2013 Graduate I was born to a loving Christian father and a hurting mother along with my identical twin [...]
Bailey
Bailey - 2013 Graduate I grew up in a very loving Christian home as a pastor’s daughter, but that role made [...]
Jamie
Jamie - 2013 Graduate My life growing up was chaotic. I was rebellious and made poor choices. Even though I suffered [...]
Rebecca
Rebecca - 2013 Graduate Before Mercy I was bound by the pain of my past, from physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, [...]
Matilda
Matilda - 2013 Graduate My childhood was marked by addiction, abuse, and neglect. I was sexually abused for six years by [...]
Annabel
Annabel - 2013 Graduate I was born into a very dysfunctional family. I was sexually abused by a family member and [...]
Alexandra – 2013 Graduate
Alexandra - 2013 Graduate I come from a poverty stricken area where drugs and prostitution are very common. As a child, [...]
Heather
Heather - 2012 Graduate I used to think of my family as “Sunday Christians”--we went to church on Sundays but lived [...]
Lauren
Lauren - 2012 Graduate During childhood, I placed huge expectations on myself and struggled with perfectionism. I was a people-pleaser, so [...]
Christa
Christa - 2012 Graduate I was emotionally abused as a child, which made me shut down. I didn’t show my feelings [...]
Erin
Erin - 2012 Graduate I grew up in a big Christian family, but I always felt left out. My head was [...]