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From Pain to Power: 15 Years After My Memoir, Here’s What Confidence and Resilience Created
The number 15 has defined two of the biggest turning points in my life.
I was 15 when I became a mother—unprepared, afraid, but determined.And my son was 15 when I published my memoir—an unfiltered story of my…

15 Years Later: How One Inspirational Teen Mom Story Is Still Changing Lives
Can you believe it’s been 15 years?!
Fifteen years since I shared my truth with the world—the story of getting pregnant on my 15th birthday (thanks for the birthday wishes) and becoming a mother at 15. The story of choosing faith over…

Turning 46: How One Birthday Sparked a Movement to Help Others Overcome Obstacles
From One Birthday to a Bigger Purpose
What if one day—one birthday—changed the entire course of your life?
I was 15 years old when that happened to me. A birthday that should’ve been filled with carefree joy ended with the kind of…

Love Yourself This Valentine’s Day: A Journey of Self-Love Through Past Experiences
Happy Valentine’s Day—a day filled with hearts, chocolates, and grand romantic gestures. For some, it’s a day of love and celebration. For others, it’s a reminder of relationships lost, love never found, or expectations that…

Celebrating Grandparents Day: How I Turned Grief Into Something Grief On My Grandparents Day First Without My Grandmas
This Grandparents Day is bittersweet for me. It's the first one without my grandmothers, Agnes Idella “Dorothy” Jones Owens and Ocie Lee Woods Williams, who both transitioned this year. They were two of the strongest, wisest women…

Embrace Your Inner Strength: How to Cultivate Resilience and Thrive
How to Cultivate Resilience and Thrive?
Have you ever faced a setback that felt insurmountable, yet you found the strength within to not only overcome it but also emerge stronger than before?
Although I have many memories of examples…

Unleash Your Potential: How to Boost Confidence and Transform Your Life
How to Boost Confidence and Transform Your Life?
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be brimming with confidence, ready to tackle any challenge life throws your way? Able to go for whatever you want in life?
Well, you're…

Building Resilience Through Unshakable Confidence: A Journey of Self-Discovery
Over a decade ago when I began speaking on resilience, the topic of confidence and ways to build confidence were always on my mind. I learned early on that for me, believe I could do something, was essential to me pushing through to make it…