About Me

My name is Stephanie; my friends and close family call me Stevie. I am 40 years old and grew up in Tampa, FL. I have given birth to two healthy girls and one healthy boy. My husband and I have been together since 2009 and were married in 2012, just before our son was born.

Growing up in Tampa, I endured many hardships and was subjected to sexual abuse at the hands of my adopted father when I was thirteen, and my mother caught him and then denied it for nearly three years before filing for divorce. After that, she got into a relationship with a man who abused her and me. When she was forced to choose between her children or him, she picked him and abandoned us to fend for ourselves. 

My oldest sister had already moved. I went to live with a childhood friend. I later ended up at my grandmother’s while my younger brother and sister eventually went to foster care after our extended family couldn’t provide safe places for either of them. I felt guilty for not taking care of them myself, and after reaching adulthood, I did everything I could to help them become better people, even stepping up to the maternal role after our mother died from Lung Cancer. I have since learned to back off and let my siblings live without interference but still make myself available if they need an ear.

Years after we all started our own families, I moved my grandmother in with us after some illness that made living alone dangerous for her. I eventually had to quit school because the demands at home were too much for me to focus on my degree. In 2017, I was asked to care for my oldest niece after she endured some trauma, and neither of her parents could guide her through the healing process. My youngest sister died from an accidental overdose in 2021, and I was asked to step up and take care of her children, so I did. They have been in my custody since the night she died. 

So, much changed after getting custody of my niece and nephews. We were forced to move and deal with the horrible housing market. I struggled with the image I had in my mind of who I thought my biological father was and who he really is. My nephews’ fathers went utterly radio silent after some time, a few relatives became acquaintances, my grandmother moved in with another family member, we had a death in the extended family, and there have been a couple of car accidents.

A couple of the six children at home are homeschooled, I write for four blog websites, started working as a Consultant with Pure Romance in 2021, became ProAcademy certified as a Sexual Wellness Educator in 2022, and added driving for UBER and promoting another health and wellness line of products from New U Life to my list of income earners in 2024. 

I am an ordained minister with honorary degrees in Master of Wicca & Doctor of Metaphysical Studies, and my family holds membership at the local UU Church where I volunteer a lot of my spare time as the Head Kitchen Witch for CUUPs Tampa and along with Exordium Coven present a handful of rituals for Full Moons over the coarse of the year. Additionally, I have an educational and therapeutic background in psychology and various trainings for understanding and managing my own mental health. 

I am not a doctor and have no license to treat any conditions. All of the information contained on this website is based on research and personal experience. I do not claim to be an expert in any of the fields presented on this site, but I wish to share what I have learned through those experiences in hopes that it can inspire others to heal and live better lives.