Emily
Emily - 2015 Graduate Before applying to Mercy I was in a dark pit in which I saw no light or [...]
December
I was adopted into a very broken family. My childhood consisted of isolation, dysfunction and severe abuse. As a result I was filled with rage [...]
Cherish
Cherish - 2015 Graduate I grew up without my parents around and most of my childhood was spent in an orphanage. [...]
Cara
Cara - 2015 Graduate I grew up in a wonderful Christian home with the love and support of both my parents. [...]
Bryce
Bryce - 2015 Graduate While I was raised in a Christian home, I didn’t have a personal relationship with God or [...]
Ashley
Ashley - 2015 Graduate Growing up I attended a legalistic church every week with my family, but I can’t remember if [...]
Annie
Annie - 2015 Graduate In my mind, my life couldn’t have been better growing up with my parents and brother. I [...]
Andrea
Andrea - 2015 Graduate My parents became Christians before I was born, and we attended church together all through my childhood. [...]
Alyssa
Alyssa- 2015 Graduate I was raised to be a perfectionist. I always looked like I had it all together, but inside [...]
Alden
Alden - 2015 Graduate I grew up in what appeared as the picture perfect family from the outside, but the inside [...]
Ivy – 2009 Graduate
Ivy - 2009 Graduate I graduated from Mercy in Monroe, Louisiana. I was diagnosed with many mental illnesses in my life [...]
Michele – 2004
Michele - 2004 Graduate My childhood was a game of survival. I was physically, sexually and emotionally abused by an alcoholic [...]