There’s power in stories. They connect us, challenge us, and make us feel seen. That’s why I wrote my memoir—to be a voice in the silence, to say the words …
FREE EBOOK: The First 22 Years Are the Hardest Memoir, 11/8-11/12, 2025
My ebook is free for the next 5 days!GET IT HERE! The First 22 Years Are the Hardest: A Memoir: coming of age with a baby on the hip and …
Build Your Survivor’s Resume — A 2-Part Workshop to Reframe Your Story
The Survivor’s Resume Workshop with HardBeauty.life She had a gap in her resume. Not the kind HR notices, but the kind no one talks about. Years missing. Titles she couldn’t …
The Survivor’s Resume: TEDxManitouSprings
It’s here! My TEDx Talk “The Survivor’s Resume” is now live. 💜 This talk was born from my own story of surviving domestic violence and abuse—and the journey of learning …
TEDxManitouSprings BREAK FREE: Gratitude
TEDxManitouSprings BREAK FREE was amazing! The energy, the support, and the people were absolutely incredible. I am deeply honored to have been part of an event like this, surrounded by …
Memoir (Ebook) Free to Read February 23-27, 2025
My ebook is free for the next 5 days!I wanted to time another free round to come right on the heels of our TEDxManitouSprings Break Free event! GET IT HERE! …
On Rising Again…Again
These days my biggest battle is with my mind every time I have a physical setback or illness within my body. The minute I have to reschedule or cancel something, …
Why I Make My Memoir Free
(And Why I Wrote It in the First Place) There’s power in stories. They connect us, challenge us, and make us feel seen. That’s why I wrote my memoir—to be …
Flashback: December 7, 1997
“He’s here. Hide.” Steve pushed me toward the back of the trailer. I swooped up my giggling baby girl and ran through the trailer to their bedroom. I stopped right …
Flashback: December 6, 1997
A few hours into my shift, sure as I expected him, Dewayne walked in looking and smelling like 1988. He sat in my section, and I was torn between ignoring …