Being Jane Doe has been my secret for over 50 years. Take a moment to digest that. Just that sentence holds so much. What does any secret do to your body, your mind, your soul, your heart? How difficult is it to keep a secret? How lonely is it? How devastating is it? Now let's move past that first sentence and go deeper. Some of us Jane Does have never fully healed. Honestly, after having lived with this so long, I often wonder if it's even possible. I've done all the therapy

I'm a good person. I have a heart of gold. I try my best. I’m imperfect. Sometimes I’m crazy. I often make mistakes. I apologize. I can be mean and ugly. My thoughts are not always nice. I get depressed. I have pain. I start over. I give. I sacrifice. I try to be the bigger person. I try to be Christlike. Finding My True Self Somewhere along the way, in putting others first, I took myself right out of the equation. I’ve allowed myself to be mistreated and disrespected. It too