Tam’s Triumph: From Victim to Empowered Survivor

Tam’s Triumph: From Victim to Empowered Survivor

Tam’s Triumph: From Victim to Empowered Survivor …that’s just one way to describe her horrific journey. She bravely joins us to share her story of horrendous child abuse, and then suffering inside a domestic violence relationship at a young age. Growing up in an environment where you’re living with a certain amount of stress in your system, your first relationship (at least for Tam) is typically something that meets the same level of stress. When Tam started working on herself about half-way through that first relationship, things got worse, and she has her kitten to thank for preventing an attempted “end to it all”. The detail of her story includes things we should never expect to experience, but unfortunately are all too common.

So for years I was a victim until I decided I was a survivor and I didn’t have to be ashamed of what happened to me. I was a victim while I was ashamed, I’m a survivor, because I didn’t do anything wrong!

The good news is that despite it all, Tam is a Survivor, and expresses what that means and why she’s chosen to become vocal about her journey and stand up for others.

I’m proud of being a vocal survivor…like I wouldn’t wish this on anyone and obviously I would love to not be damaged, but I’m proud of the fact that I verbalise stuff,  that I say stuff what happened to me in an unashamed manner, that I stand up for other survivors, that I stand up for children. All of those things need to be done and if other survivors don’t do it then it won’t happen.

Have some tissues handy, be ready for some shocks, but at the same time, be empowered by her resilience and strength.

Photo by Artem Maltsev on Unsplash