I felt worthless and ugly in the eyes of society, and in my attempt to cover my inner hollowness, I built a facade with education and work, but it only increased the weight on top of my low self-worth. Growing up, I never knew my father, and the relationship with my mother grew ever abusive as she tried to maneuver life as a single mother. With her growing frustrations, it escalated to the point where I was kicked out. Moving in with my boyfriend in that vulnerable time increased the abusive nature of the relationship, while my sense of worth diminished by the day. In lack of a social network to lean on, my loneliness grew, and combined with my fear of continuing the cycle with my daughter, I stayed, until I was so hollow it felt like I did not exist. See how I managed to break out of the relationship and start a new life as a single mother. Taking on the responsibility alone made me realize how hard it was to be present with her while having to provide for us both. Learn how I connected with an organization that helped me see my beauty from the inside and out. This gave me the platform and tools to start looking inwards and address the underlying lack of self-worth, which helped me reconnect with my daughter when she was 15 years old and forgive myself for being absent in the struggle to survive. It created a space for us to start over and build the relationship we want to have, where we both can express our beauty through our bodies and souls. Today, I engage in the body-positivism movement and women empowerment through different initiatives and organisations. This is my story.