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I Was Treated Like the Villain—But I Was the Victim

To every woman living in addiction, abuse and judgement When my son died, I expected grief.I expected pain.What I didn’t expect was to be turned into the villain of my own tragedy. In 2010, I was a young mother trapped in violence, trapped in addiction, and trapped in a system that saw my struggles as proof that I didn’t deserve compassion. I was on felony probation. I was using. I was trying to survive. And like so many women in the same situation, I thought I could protect my...

By 2025-12-02 10:09:15 1 235

Life Lessons & Personal Stories

I should have left

I Should Have Left I should have left.Early on.You know that moment — when something inside you shifts. When a line gets crossed, a boundary quietly gets stepped over, and your whole body whispers, “danger… danger…”But the whisper isn’t as loud as your brain screaming, “But I love him.” I should have left. I should have left when he became the only person I had.Everyone was suddenly gone, and somehow I never noticed the slow disappearing until...

By 2025-11-21 17:53:02 0 220

Life Lessons & Personal Stories

The "Why's"

I remember being 17 and so lost in the whole “sex” thing. Everyone around me seemed to get it — or at least pretended to — and there I was, uninterested, uninspired, and completely uneducated. A late bloomer, apparently. I just wasnt experienced in that field. I did the “responsible” thing — got on birth control — but beyond that? There was no beyond that. I had sex for the first time at 17. It was trash.It stayed trash for the next...

By 2025-10-08 23:07:02 1 552

Life Lessons & Personal Stories

42 Things I've Learned by 42

42 Things I’ve Learned by 42 by Samantha Krause Somewhere between lattes, laundry, deadlines, and dreams, I’ve collected a few lessons. Not the polished kind you read in self-help books, but the messy, coffee-stained truths that come from actually living. Here are 42 things I’ve learned in my 42 years on this spinning planet: Life & Perspective Your 20s are for learning, your 30s are for unlearning, and your 40s are for actually living. Nobody has it “all...

By 2025-09-12 01:12:57 0 1K

Life Lessons & Personal Stories

What do I do now?

What Do You Do Now? Navigating the Quiet After They’ve Flown I’m sitting here on my couch, in what I guess I’d call my part-time home now, with my two dogs for company. And I’ve found myself asking this huge, echoing question: What am I supposed to do now? For so long, my life revolved around my kids. They were everything—my end-all, be-all. And now they’re these amazing grown humans who have flown the coop. They barely respond to texts, they’ve got...

By 2025-08-16 19:49:06 0 1K

Sayfa Oluştur

Personal Growth and Empowerment

Breathing as Belief.

Sometimes I forget how sacred something as simple as breathing can be. It’s the first thing...

By 2025-11-05 16:36:11 1 904

Personal Growth and Empowerment

Systems That Support the Soul.

I used to think structure meant being rigid or controlling every part of my day. Over time, I...

By 2025-11-03 17:04:29 1 1K

Relationships & Community

The Feminine Side of Leadership

For too long, leadership has been measured by control, speed, and authority. But what if power...

By 2025-10-23 15:41:03 0 1K

Personal Growth and Empowerment

The Art of Intention

Before I touch a brush, I take a breath. Art has always been more than creating something...

By 2025-11-03 16:19:37 0 1K

Personal Growth and Empowerment

Natural Beauty in Motion

I used to think beauty was about how still I could look — the perfect pose, the flawless...

By 2025-10-21 16:36:24 0 1K