Kelsey’s Story

Who I Am & Where I’ve Been:

I am a 57-year-old woman with two children. I have had two abusive husbands in my life and to my horror have allowed my children to be abused as well. I realize that my abuse really started in my childhood with my domineering and controlling mother. It breaks my heart to know that I continued the cycle of abuse and have allowed my children to become victims as well. And in all of this I have had to move 23 times as I suffered through various kinds of abuse and now my body pays the price with numerous health problems that have left me all but incapacitated.

How Thrive Has Helped:

Because of the love and support Thrive I have been able to get on disability and I’m currently in the process of buying my own home! I have been able to heal my relationship with my children and am doing better than I ever thought was possible. Their programs were just what I needed at the lowest time in my life, and I don’t know what I would have done without them.