This fund was created for a dear friend of ours. She has been struggling with breaking patterns that no longer serve her. She is currently registered to a well know treatment center, with the hopes of healing from her childhood trauma.

Sarah (names changes for anonymity) shared her story with us:

"At 2 years old I was abandoned by my savior - my mother. My favorite person. I was still nursing and all of the sudden I no longer had that option. I was 'kidnapped' twice in an effort to be reunited with my mother. Unfortunately, the police ripped me away from her again. Growing up with my father, basically meant I was raising myself. Taught myself how to dress, speak, eat, breathe. I did not have a safe space to express and feel my feelings. Therefor subconsciously any hurt pain uncomfortability, sadness, confusion, anger I would suppress into a huge tightly locked treasure box. I taught myself to only allow happy feelings out, float through the hardships and avoid it at all costs. At 14 years old I moved in with my mother - finally, after years of separation. Little did I know how abusive my step-dad was. His treasure box was unable to be kept shut and all that came out was anger and abuse. July 4th at 14 years old, my step-dad got upset at me for coming home late. As a result he tried to end my life with his bare hands. I remember looking into his eyes helplessly and not being to meet his soul in there. He only stopped once I was motionless and bloody on the ground as my mother was crying for him to stop. I called my dad to see if I can move back with him and he said I couldn't. So I had to stay in the same house and my abuser. I went to stay with some friends for a weekend and was raped 9 times. I accepted that I was deserving of this as I felt absolutely worthless. This all triggered flashbacks of me being sexually assaulted as a child as well, multiple times which fed into my feelings of being worthless even more. I shoved all of this deep inside that treasure box and threw the key far away. This was the only way I knew how to survive. As a result to suppressing my trauma down, it took over my mind in a diffrent way. I am so disconnected from whom and what I am. I am unable to truly know and love myself. I cannot reach my potential or even make a decision. I do not trust myself, how can I when I fault myself for most of what's occurred? I feel so stuck, unable to make changes as my treasure box keeps me drowning and I can hardly breathe at times. I've come to a point in my life where I'd rather not live than live through my trauma. Unfortunately I need finiancial help so I can go to a reputable treatment facility to help me begin my healing journey."