No eye was left dry.
- Love What Matters
- Trauma & Healing
No eye was left dry.
“I can’t just wait for someone else to do something. And I thought, this is it, I’m doing it.”
“I began working for a drug dealer at the age of 15. I might not be able to change the world, but I can be a better me and hopefully inspire others.”
“But I had the strength within me and around me to be a better man.”
“This little baby woke up a dormant side of me I had been too afraid to show to the world. I knew then that I couldn’t be the best mom to my child by living in fear. It was time for me to learn to live authentically.”
“The shoes my son lit up when he saw, was so careful to protect, and was so proud of, now didn’t feel right and were too hard to put on.”
“Living in a malnourished state made me OBSESSED with food. I would spend my spare time walking around supermarkets staring at food, picking food up, and buying food for other people to fill some sort of void.”
“In April of 2014, my son arrived. He became my WHY. My purpose and reason for committing to being healthy. I knew this time was different. It wasn’t like all of the other times because this reason was greater than life. It was life.”
“It didn’t hit me when my heart rate was at 40 bpm and the doctor called cardiology in a panic. Or when I was freezing cold in the summer heat. Or when I woke up at 3 a.m. every morning, dripping in sweat. I finally realized something was wrong when I stopped loving my dog.”
“I’ve looked at others’ family relationships and wondered, ‘What is that like?’ When Connie expressed how she knew what it was like to have a mother now, it touched me deeply. We’re creating our own family by the heart.”