Survivors United

My name is Jenna Kandyce Linch.  I am a former child abuse survivor.  There's not much to say about me.  I'm just an average ordinary girl who is finding my way in life while reaching out to other abuse victims and survivors out there.  I enjoy writing poetry and use it to speak out about the abuse I went through.  For a long time, I kept all my feelings and emotions locked away.  I am just now finding my voice to speak out about the things I went through.  My goal is to one day set up a crisis center for abuse victims so they have a safe place to go and people to talk to about what they are facing.  I know what it is like to go through abuse alone and not have anyone there to talk to about it.  I went through my childhood years living in silence, afraid of what would happen if I did go forward and tell someone what was happening.  I didn't want to make things worse on myself.  Looking back, I wish I would have had the courage to speak out.  It took me a long time to begin to realize that the abuse I went through was not my fault.  Now I am on a mission to help other victims and survivors out there, letting them know that what they go through and went through is not their fault at all.  No one should have to face things alone in life.  There is hope out there and even when times seem to be dark, there is always light at the end of the tunnel.  You just got to hold on to your faith and hope, believing in yourself and using your past experiences to help others and using them as stepping stones to get where you want to be in life.  When you believe, then you can achieve.  There is a future waiting for you that doesn't have to reflect the past for in life we always have a second chance. 

 Me and my little sister