Sharing my lived experience…

I identify as a survivor not a victim of child sexual abuse, domestic and family abuse. 

I am survivor and am NOW proud to own my story to help others through my journey. To model belief that you can rebuild strength, find your voice and feel empowered to rewrite your story. 

I am a business owner, a fitness/ martial arti coach, a solo mum, a friend and a mentor. 

That’s who I am. 

My abuse started at birth. I was abandoned a. Spent my childhood in care in and out of homes. 

By the age of 14, my family had sold me to another community. By the age of 16, I was homeless and living on the streets of Melbourne.   Everything in between was just chaos, mess, an animal trapped in a cage. 

By 17, I was disengaged from the world. I choose to no longer speak. Suicidal idealisation was my everyday norm. I was also introduced to boxing.

Boxing. Here I found my safe space to express myself. I found my voice through my punches. 

I became professional in my 20’s whist wearing a mask. On the outside I was completing an MBA, I worked in the corporate sector. I didn’t share my story. Not a sole knew where I had come from nor what I do. I was disconnected. 

My abuse was then reactivated following the birth my little girl. I was triggered. I experienced intense feelings of homeliness, abandonment, child abuse, sexual abuse. Love is a transaction. 

The turning point was a self harming episode which led to being hospitalised. 

My boxing coach visited me in the psych unit and did a boxing session there. This helped me ground myself. I found my safe space again. 

I officially lost my identity for the 2nd time when my little girl was 3 months. I paid money for it. Removed my identity from the public eye, not a sole can find me.

Through my therapy and support, I was able to navigate the legal system to keep my little girl safe and protected. She wasn’t going to experience what I experienced. I kept working on me so I can reclaim my voice and body. 

I continued to training in boxing because that how I realised I live my life and how I express myself. 

I have rebuilt my life. I am moving forward. 

Now I teach boxing with empowerment principle. 

I teach survivors that you can live life through punches and your stance and your footwork.