My Story
 

I experienced something that altered the course of my life,  something not only deeply painful, but deliberately overlooked. For years, the truth was buried beneath lies, and while I stayed silent, a false story about who I was began circulating among my own family by my stepfather. I wanted justice.

But the system wasn’t built for survivors like me. At every turn, it seemed to protect the perpetrator, not the person left to live with the aftermath. That’s when I realized...this couldn’t just be about my story. I needed to create something bigger — something that could speak for all of us who’ve endured similar harm, and who are still being told that time has run out on their pain. That’s why I launched S.A.V.E., to fight for justice without expiration, and to build a future where truth, healing, and accountability are no longer optional.

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S.A.V.E. was first born in 2018. Back then, it stood for Sex Abuse Victims Emerge, and it was my way of giving voice to what had long been silenced, not just in me, but in my mother, whose pain was tucked so far beneath the surface, it never got to breathe. I felt like I was screaming inside, desperate for a place to land all that sorrow, all that truth — and maybe even transform it into purpose.

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But it wasn’t until years later that the mission came alive again. Standing at my mother’s funeral, facing a man who had caused so much damage 30 years earlier, and today, playing the part of someone holy — it reignited something in me. It was no longer just about my healing. It became a calling. I had to build something that would confront the injustice head-on... Something that would stand even when systems fall short. That’s when S.A.V.E. became what it is today: Survivors. Advocates. Voices. Emerging.

A new name. A renewed mission. And a louder voice.

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S.A.V.E. isn’t just a name. It’s a promise to myself, and to every survivor still trying to find their voice.
It’s a commitment to truth-telling, no matter how long it’s been.
It’s a declaration that justice should never expire.
And it’s a reminder that healing is possible — not just for some of us, but for all of us.

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Through S.A.V.E., I want to do more than raise awareness. I want to create real change, from advocacy to education to legal reform. This platform was built for survivors, by a survivor — and it will always be a place where our stories matter, our pain is believed, and our futures are no longer defined by someone else’s violence.

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We’re not just emerging. We’re rising.

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Because too many of us were told to be quiet.
Because the legal system still treats trauma like a stopwatch.
Because the shame never belonged to us, and neither does the silence.
Because survivors deserve more than sympathy. We deserve justice, dignity, and change.

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I’m still speaking because the fight isn’t over. And I won’t stop until survivors have what we’ve always deserved, protection, belief, support, and accountability — no matter how long it’s been.

If my voice cracks open the door for one more survivor to step forward, if this movement helps one more person know they are not alone, then I will keep going.

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I invite you to stand with me — to share, to speak, to sign, to support. Because when we rise together, silence doesn’t stand a chance.