"Coming from a family that wasn't well off, I though certain things were out of reach and were only for specific people."

"My passion kept me going, but sometimes passion does not pay the bills."

"I had to understand that my mistakes don't define me and that I had a life to live and dreams to fulfil."

"Rise up from the place of guilt and feeling sorry for yourself and run to your destiny."

"A child is a gift from God regardless of how it was concieved. God does not make mistakes."

"Love is eternal. People have been hurt and disappointed and because of that, have stopped believing in the existence …"

"I believe that love should be the foundation of every marriage and not money or anything materialistic."

"Mental illnesses and disorders are different and that is what people don't quite understand."

"As black people, we still have a long way to go to understand and learn more about mental illnesses. This is not to s…"

"Mental illnesses are different and there are no names for them in our own languages."