She would do drugs with her mother just to feel a sense of connection. It was also a way to numb the pain from her rape and abuse....

Sandra says, “I began to feel like there was some kind of a cloudiness that was just interfering with my ability to read relatively easily. It felt almost as if you’re looking through a dirty window. No matter how much you try to clean, it wasn�...

Regi Harris had a promising future in basketball with a full-ride scholarship to Sam Houston State. He wound up in prison and now ministers to young athletes....

Judy gave so much of her life to the church that Paul felt neglected and moved out. ...

She vowed she'd never be like her prostitute mother, yet that's exactly who Sheila became....

“I was the kind of person who would rather be in a lower level of class and get an A, than be in a higher of level of class and get a B because I couldn't handle the idea of not being the smartest kid in the room.”...

When I was 11, a burglar broke into our house, stabbed and killed my mother, and he stabbed me 39 times....

After his parents' divorce, Achor rebelled by getting into drugs, sex, and mysticism. A visit to church changed his life....