Healing Conversations: Terri Lomax

Terris lifelong desire to help others was birthed from a place of hurt and pain. Her mom was verbally and physically abusive throughout Terris childhood. Terri developed a deep seated self-hatred that affected every area of her life. When Terri was 17 years old, her father died suddenly in the hotel room on their family vacation, Terri found herself depressed, hopeless and suicidal. Her personal story of triumph over tragedy inspires youth to overcome lifes obstacles and turn their pain into purpose.

Terri Lomax

My name is Terri Lomax and I’m a blogger, youth speaker and author. I’m sure I look pretty happy in the picture to the left, but my desire to empower women to achieve their goals and overcome low self-esteem, was birthed from a place of hurt and pain. I grew up in an abusive household where my mom was physically and verbally abusive. As a result, I developed a deep seated self-hatred that negatively affected every area of my life. Often times I walked around with a smile plastered on my face, but on the inside, I was in turmoil. It took almost 20 years for me to learn the value of self-love and to realize my worth as a human being, let alone a black woman.

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