by Cathlene.Miner | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog, Trinidad and Tobago, Women's Stories
As I look into the mirror of my mindI see the many faces of me.The me that I was.The me that I am.And the me that I long to be.I see this brilliant, beautiful, brown-skinned girl,In the middle of her life,A mother, a lover, a wife.Married in my mid-twentiesAnd twenty...
by Cathlene.Miner | Jan 8, 2021 | Blog
Bringing awareness to Domestic Abuse is close to my heart…You see, my mother grew up in a home where there was a lot of abuse. My grandmother, my mom, and her siblings were the targets regularly of physical and mental abuse from my grandfather. My mom gave birth...
by Cathlene.Miner | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
I always look like I have my shit together but in reality, I don’t and I’m far from it. I went from that Mom who made Christmas happen no matter how broke we were to a person who now has to fight to want to put up a Christmas tree. I went from that Mom who...
by Cathlene.Miner | Feb 1, 2020 | Blog
“Arrgghhh! I can’t hit you!” I said frustrated as I fixed my obi, ” You are really good at defending yourself man, especially with your feet!” It was our usual training session on the streets outside your dad’s house- biological...
