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THERE IS A BUTTERFLY INSIDE
waiting to emerge from the darkness

The Butterfly Inside provides trauma -informed services including public speaking & education on addiction, traumatic brain injuries, and suicide prevention, interventions & addiction treatment placement, & mentorship to women & adolescent girls in crisis

ABOUT THE BUTTERFLY INSIDE

A nationally ranked all-star cheerleader and gymnast, recovering alcoholic/addict, suicide survivor, and mom of four; I educate communities on the dangers of trauma and its impact on mental health and addiction. I entered into recovery in 2006 at the age of sixteen; I am a trauma survivor whose lived through teen incarceration, traumatic brain injuries both on and off the mat, mental health disorders, and in 2017 survived a suicide attempt in the thick of a relapse; leading to long term recovery.

Now, six years sober and over a decade of experience in recovery; I share my story of trauma survival with the hopes of ending mental health stigma while inspiring others to live unashamed with purpose.

"There is a butterfly inside of us all waiting to emerge from the darkness trauma can leave us in. Your life is worth saving. You are worth it."

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Topics:

Traumatic Brain Injuries "Brain Trauma": How it triggers mental health, substance abuse, & suicidal idealization
Trauma & pain: How they influence decision making & mental health
Incarceration: How to use the time given to change your life
Mental health: The power of "brain awareness" & suicide prevention
Warm Up & Keynote Speaker: A story of redemption, the power of community & faith, motivational, educational, & empowering