Hi, I’m Victoria

Trained in economics, entrepreneur by choice, mother by grace.

I’ve walked this road myself, and I believe adversity can be fuel. I’m a survivor of childhood abuse and neglect. As a child, the people who should have protected me did the opposite, so I raised myself, and later I rebuilt myself. That’s the ground I’m standing on and the ground that everything grows from.

I’ve learned that you don’t need to be perfect, or fully healed, to design a life you love. This site shares the principles and tools that helped me rise, for anyone ready to use their own story as fuel, and for the organizations walking beside them.

Why I do this

Too many people believe that what they survived disqualifies them from a good life. I know that fear, and I know it isn’t true. What was done to me as a child didn’t end when my childhood did. It came with me into adulthood, and I’ve stopped expecting it to leave. But it didn’t get the final say. My motherhood is filled with grace, and the life my family and I are building together is proof that you don’t build a good life by getting rid of the past. You build it on top of the past, with faith, the right mindset and practical tools.

Rise

Tend your heart, with faith, mindset and daily practices that steady you.

Cultivate

The skills for success, from education to money to boundaries.

Give Back

The Foundation, and ways to pass on what you’ve learned.