What makes you a Beautiful Disaster?
BD has given me the strength to overcome anything! I’ve been through a lot—and I’m here, alive and well.
Why do you identify with the Beautiful Disaster brand?
Twenty years of a toxic relationship... each collection is relatable and helps bring positive vibes to my mornings.
Tell us your Beautiful Disaster story:
My husband and I met in 2001, shortly after my high school graduation. We married in 2009, started a family in 2011, and—sadly—our relationship ended in 2022 when he took his own life, just 27 days before our final divorce hearing.
The abuse started in 2003 when we moved in together. It was always yelling and name-calling, and I just accepted his apologies, time after time. Over the years, the mental and emotional abuse got pretty brutal. Isolated from my family and friends, I was your old-school, barefoot, pregnant-in-the-kitchen type.
Then came 2020. COVID isolated me further, and the physical abuse escalated fast. He cheated. He manipulated. He lied. And he almost killed me.
What happened for you to turn it around?
The night he wanted to kill me—and our kids.
Thank God, to this day, that he was too drunk to see the gun on the landing by the front door. He paced by it multiple times that night. He was arrested, held on psych for 24 hours, then released.
I filed for a restraining order, custody, and divorce—all within 24 hours.
Name 3 things you’ve done to move closer to happiness:
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I moved closer to God.
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I reconnected with my family.
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I chose to live.
What is your favorite Beautiful Disaster collection, past or present, and why?
"Throw me to the wolves, I will come back leading the pack."
It’s fierce, and it’s me now.