“I felt used, abused and unwanted.”

Faith Aponte was a self-described social butterfly, active in church and school, where she ran track and was a cheerleader. That all changed when she was sixteen and was sexually assaulted by a classmate. Faith blamed God for not protecting her.

“If you really love me, then why would you let this happen? I believed that God was not for me. Like, he was more against me.”

Faith lost interest in school and struggled with depression.

“I felt like trash. I felt less than; I felt unworthy. Just here for others to kick me around like a can on the floor.”

Desperate to take back control of her life, she came across a post on social media and thought she’d found the answer.

‘“It's like, did you know that you are a soul having a human body experience and that

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