Greetings
This is a very special podcast interview as I introduce you to Carmen a 39 year old mom of two who is the living breathing testimony of phenomenal and gracious woman who chose not to survive but thrive

At the young age of 4-6 years old she was raped repeatedly by an older cousin.  She described herself at that young age as a Chatty Cathy, instinctively she  knew what he did to her was wrong, but she remained silent.   

In the 9th and 10th grade she was engulfed in a crippling depression, which left her  unable to function at school. Unaware what was wrong her parents took her to a doctor who misdiagnosed her as bi-polar.  Throughout her teens and 20's she battled depression and manic episodes of anger and rage.

In 2012, in a manic episode she finally told her parents what happened and was institutionalized.

She battled back and today she is thriving and raising two successful children, and willing to share her journey of struggle, healing, and thriving in the hopes of helping others.

She never saw herself as a victim didn't want to be defined as a survivor, she wanted more, and she achieved it