The survivor's Story... No matter where you are, or how old you are.. Remember YOU ARE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING!!!

This is the story of one of my incredible friends, who is by far the strongest lady I know, and I was lucky enough that she was willing to share her story with me, and all of you! Trust that in order to change your body, you have to start with your mind. 

"Donating Blood is my favorite thing to do. It gives me such a warm FUZZY feeling. And… they feed you afterwards. LOL

For over 15 years I was in a relationship that was very verbal abusive. I didn’t know how abusive it was until I ended it. This person attempted suicide, was not successful and became very anger afterwards.  I had the joy of finding him, and shortly afterwards I feared for my life while still running my own business producing stage shows across Canada and the US. 

My business was showcased on CBC’s Dragon Den, which I did manage to strike a deal with one of the dragon’s, but things in my relationship were not good.  My thyroid then stopped working. It’s funny how your body works! I think that it was really starting to fail because of the abuse.  The Specialist increases my medication from 110 mg daily to 320 mg daily because my body was shutting down. I had to be help to the bathroom, and could not hold my head up to eat. I watched the sky out my bedroom window while I laid in bed for over 8 months not knowing what was going to happen.  With Zero energy I contacted the police and had them escort me so that I could get my belongings. I moved into my neighbor's home for 1 year. God I love her so much!!!!  She feed me and kept really good care of me while I made arrangements to make the BIG move to Edmonton from Calgary. I dissolved my business with the help of a wonderful lawyer in Calgary which left me with Zero income. I just know it was the right thing to do as I wanted NOTHING to do with this person ever again.

Now in Edmonton I was unemployed and till struggling with energy. All I could do was a couple of hours of work each day.  I worked with my son. When the day was finished, I  would go home and crawl into bed for the rest of the day.  This went on for another two years. Lots of tears as it was a very hard struggle.  But, I was determined to over come this…and I did! I have no contact with this person and NEVER will.

Life is for living, and I have decided that I want to be always happy!  Family is everything to me.

My love for my sons, and their children & partners not to forget my girlfriends have given me so much strength."


Thank you so much to "The Survivor" for sharing your incredible story with us. I hope her story encourages you to reach for your dreams. If you want to reach out, please feel free to leave a comment below, and I promise I will get it to her!

Love your friend,
Krista xo