Overcoming an abusive past that made me terrified to advocate for myself.

My commencement speech about overcoming struggle and needing some way to get by, as the title suggests. Just read it. You probably won't regret it.

My journey of rising from the pain of a broken childhood after having it taken from me by those who were supposed to be closest to me. This is my story of how I found the laughter to dry the tears.

The story of how I learned through bullying and nearly losing my sense of self taught me to embrace my differences and be weird, no matter what society says.

Just the story of how I learned the hard way of how to be patient as I recover from a painful past.

I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with AParlin23 and learn how music, the arts, and childhood nostalgia help her make it through the chaos called life.

The journey of overcoming bullying, abuse, being a pushover, and nearly losing myself just to find myself.