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Ruth

What was left of my self-worth broke when I woke up to realize that I had been abused by the person I once loved as a...

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Racism

Justin

Growing up in our impoverished community prison seemed inevitable for many of us. In such a harsh environment where...

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Gilbert

Everything was turned upside down. I went from being a cherished local running hero to being hunted down like an animal...

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Maria

I felt like my environment saw me as too much, talking too much, being too much, too much, too much, and too much… and...

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Ella Marie

I felt like I couldn’t breathe, eat or sleep and that the 10 % he gave me was what I lived for. I was raised to be an...

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Jeff

I justified the hate and violence because I felt I was fighting for the survival and rights of “my people”. Growing up,...

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Frid

I felt that no matter where I turned, I did not find a place where I belonged. As a third-culture kid coming back from...

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Addiction

Abuse

Loneliness

Amdjed

I grew up in a turbulent home and experienced violence both at school and at home. I ended up suppressing my emotions...

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Yvonne

My family came to the U.K. when I was a child and I remember feeling unwanted from the start. Facing racism and gender...

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Career

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Racism

Bala

Growing up I leaned into the path that was set for me, and this led me to climb the career ladder to the top in the...

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Abuse

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Uzoma

Growing up I did not fit in with the other girls because I acted more like the boys, and I was bullied and excluded for...

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Abuse

Identity

Racism

Kathrine

I grew up on a small island as the first minority in my town. I always felt as though I was part of the community, but...

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