Alyssa
Alyssa- 2015 Graduate I was raised to be a perfectionist. I always looked like I had it all together, but inside [...]
Michele – 2004
Michele - 2004 Graduate My childhood was a game of survival. I was physically, sexually and emotionally abused by an alcoholic [...]
Tara – 2008 Graduate
Tara - 2008 Graduate “In a few months, I expect to be speaking at your funeral.” The psychiatrist sitting in my [...]
Olivia
Olivia - 2015 Graduate I grew up in a Christian home with nurturing parents and four loving sisters. I had a [...]
KeAjah
KeAjah - 2015 Graduate My parents were very young when I was born. My dad left when I was three, leaving [...]
Ivette
Ivette - 2015 Graduate I was born in Lima, Peru. Before I was born, doctors told my mom that she needed [...]
Amy
Amy - 2015 Graduate Prior to Mercy, I was in a cycle of instability. I was co-dependent on others and sought [...]
Shannah
Shannah - 2015 Graduate I was born in Africa and trafficked from a very early age. I was told horrendous lies [...]
Rachel
Rachel - 2015 Graduate I grew up on a small farm with a very loving Christian family. My life was great, [...]
Maria
Maria - 2015 Graduate I grew up in a large family. At an early age I began being sexually abused by [...]
Hope
Hope - 2015 Graduate Over the years I gradually became hopeless about my future and did not look forward to living. [...]
Emily
Emily - 2015 Graduate I was born into a dysfunctional family, and my parents divorced when I was young. As an [...]