I spent over sixteen years going to college, raising my three children and working for a non-profit mental health agency as a social worker and an advocate for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. I assisted survivors through the process of obtaining a protection order, finding housing and then stood by them in court.

During this time, I became strong enough to leave my abusive husband which then empowered me to pursue my master’s degree at the University of Kentucky. Upon graduating I became a therapist for a local high school assisting boys that struggle with behaviors. After four years I felt it was time to come back home.