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I am a fighter. I never knew what abuse was, because I always fought back. In my mind, victims were the ones who didn't fight back. I was not a victim. I was a young woman from Ben Hill on a continuous search for attention, love, and acceptance. Homeless at 15...
Married and parenting at 18...
I never knew what is was like to be a teenager. I onl
Married and parenting at 18...
I never knew what is was like to be a teenager. I onl
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Awona Love-Thurman
Awona "Summer Heat" Love-Thurman is the Founder/CEO of ANOWA Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual abuse and assault. Her life's work is dedicated to breaking the cycle of abuse in the lives of young women.
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