“What happened to me at five years old could have defined the rest of my life. I was abused. I was threatened. I carried fear, anger, and pain that no child should ever have to carry. But I made a decision that my past would not dictate my future. What someone did to me would never determine who I would become. I turned my pain into purpose, my fear into strength, and I refused to let my abuser win. I am not defined by what happened to me. I am defined by what I chose to become.”