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The 3C’s
There are so many things that I’ve learned on this healing journey that has flowed into a beautiful social enterprise. And while there is so much to be said, I’ve some how managed to categorize those events as the 3C’s of survival. I talk about these at length in my upcoming survivor book series, but today I felt like it was worth giving you a small insight into one of the C’s, in hopes that you gain a small piece of clarity on your journey.
It’s Not Over
I remember not being able to sleep due to paralyzing fear. I remember the anxiety attacks that seemed and sometimes still seem never ending.Would you wait a decade?
I’ve always heard the saying, “write the vision and make it plain”, however I didn’t write this vision down on paper, or a board. I wrote it on the walls of my heart and soul. I wrote it with my pain and tears, I wrote it with my will to survive. You see a piece of paper can be destroyed, but once something has been imprinted on your heart and soul, it is safe from external distraction or destruction. The exact words may fade in your mind, but the essence is forever there...
CEO and Founder Shabranae Patton, Interview w/ celebrity stylist/tv personality Pilar Scratch.
This week for our entrepreneur issue of Fashion Gxd Magazine, we covered rising brand, Anchor’d Inc. The rising brand is a modern coastal luxe home decor and fashion accessories brand, that aids in the post trauma care of victims and survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking across the nation. CEO & Founder Shabranae Patton has been an advocate for the cause for over a decade. As a sexual assault survivor and a domestic assault survivor, she has turned her healing journey into one of freedom for those who need it most. Husband and COO Myron Patton, has taken on the operations side of the business full time in light of recent successes with the up and coming designer being featured on multiple large platforms, most notably Beyoncé.com, Lowe’s Home Improvement stores, NAACP, and CBS amongst a few. Through her designs, Shabranae has set her eyes on building the first full service survivor housing educational community in the nation fully owned and operated by minorities, advocates, and survivors. Take a look at our exclusive interview with the rising brand.
Can you see her?...
Can you see her? I can... For most people they believe the traumatic nightmare ends upon physical rescue, when the unfortunate truth is it’s only the beginning. As it replays in her mind over and over, as the smell lingers in her nostrils, and the visual and auditory remnants trigger her continuously... she is expected to continue to be strong in the face of adversity. All while her mind is slowly, yet at the same increasingly crumbling under the weight of a myriad of symptoms including...insecurity, high functioning anxiety, sleep loss, and ptsd just to name a few. Can you...