You can see the way Nancy's stepbrother speaks that no one in that family could see that all she needed was love. She was told from the beginning she wasn't wanted . Shame on them.

Nancy, I’m a retired in-pt Psychiatric hospital Therapist and I just want to commend you for facing your shadows so you can show the world your beautiful spirit. Listening to your story made an impact on my heart. Know you helped a lot of people with your story. Keep staying clean one day at a time. 🙏

Nancy, if you read the comments. I want you to know that you are loved, I love you as a human to a human, you are not alone. Thank you so much for your courage.

I so understand the part of staying alive for your dogs.... same here. I am their world, cant leave them. They will be lost without me.

Nancy, I too have been through abuse… physical, verbal and emotional abuse by my parents and ex husband who tried to kill me bringing me to a near death experience. I have also been falsely accused of many things and suffered for things I didn’t do. I’ve known rejection and loneliness that brought me to attempt suicide several times, but each failed because God had a purpose for me. I was even in a psychiatric unit for a few days. He loves us Nancy beyond imagination. His love is all that we need. He showed me that in a vision. My life changed when I invited Christ into my heart. He has healed me, and He can and wants to heal you too. Give Him your life, and receive Him. You want touch? Let Him touch your heart.

How does one women have to endure so much astounding pain in her life. So sorry for all you have been through.

Nancy im now 18 years clean i have H.I.V. 30 years ur such an inspiration to thousands of people including myself.❤❤❤ to talk to you.sending ❤ and peace from Dublin.Ireland.❤❤❤❤❤

Often family members can be the most abusive. I and my sister were molested and forced to live like a prisoner in our own home. Our abuser was a business man, he ruled our family like a Nazi and placed all of us in a silo of silence. I felt I had no one to turn to except God. Now in my 60's, I am in therapy.. Diagnosed with PTSD, ANXIETY and Depression. My two dogs are my world too. My kids are grown and hopefully ok. I know I too made mistakes. I did apologize to my daughter and my son for anything I might have done.

Having a mentally ill family member is so difficult. You love them, you care for them and then they fight you every step of the way. My husband caused so much pain and felt so much pain.

I needed this, so much. 💜 I resonate more deeply than I can express [with Nancy], and most days I don’t think I can go on. Nancy’s strength gives me strength. 🙌🏻

This is a beautiful soul. I wish her the very best there is in the world. I feel so much like her and have suffered so much of the same kind of abuses in my own life. I haven't the desire to try anymore, I have lost everything I've ever had, mostly through no fault of my own. My two older German Shepherds are the only thing that keeps me living, my enormous responsibility to take care of them won't let me take the easy way out. I've been diagnosed many years ago with severe depression, nearly all of my human family has passed. I ve never been helped by any psychiatrist or any of the antidepressants I've been prescribed. I'm only here for my innocent dogs. Nancy, God bless you, your pain comes through like a freight train. Horses at one time were a huge part of my life, maybe you can find one that will heal you.

Nancy❤ you are the ambassador of many women hurting …I have much respect.. God Bless.❤

Nancy, my heart goes out to you. You are a good person inside and out. You never felt your own value in life. So much was stolen from you. The people who adopted you are responsible for your painful loss of self esteem as a child. If they had shown you how to love, so much of your life would have been different. They betrayed you, the navy betrayed you and your actions were a desperate attempt at numbing your heart. May love and blessings be upon you as you heal bit by bit. You are so much more than you know. Don’t give up on yourself. Love, Brenda

This darling soul said it herself - " I think I'm a miracle." Nancy, you really are. I felt very sad when her brother said that joining the Navy was the best thing she ever did. The best thing she ever did was survive.... She got up, she faced the days, even though the days terrified her. I love you Nancy. 🩷🙏🏻🩷

Nancy and I have lived almost exactly parallel lives, and im very glad to hear and see that she is still here to tell her story. There are people in my life i couldn't imagine them being so absolutely rotten and evil. There are also so many people who surprise you with how much love they have. At 43 i have lived a strange life. I suffer from severe anxiety, PTSD, mdd, and bipolar. I am thankful for therapy and meditation! I wish you all the best 💝

Nancy, you truly are a miracle. To go through so much abuse and abandonment and to still keep trying takes an amazing amount of strength. When you talked about having those days you are tired of trying, just to keep head above water, hit me hard. Ive had many of those days where I just cant battle it anymore. It took years and lots of confusion not knowing what was wrong with me that when I got the diagnosis of CPTSD it was honestly a relief because finally something made since. Im sorry for all that you and I and so many other have gone through. I hope that you can find peace❤ "Progress in motion" I love it!

She... a woman.... took accountability of her actions, good or bad. I'm genuinely impressed, and grateful to see this. Thank you, Nancy.

Totally inspirational. Some of us are born to live, others are born fighting and spend our lives fighting abuse, mental heath, disability, illness and wake up each morning and fight a brand new day. Well done Nancy for fighting your fight and battling foward each day.. Long may last.!!!Love & Light Kerry ❤

You are STRONG, you are intelligent, you are worth love. God is love, hugs and love sent from cali, praying for all survivors.

Wow! Yes , that is hurtful as hell.😢 Yes , human contact is so important. It makes us feel safe. I experienced a lot of trauma as well through out my life so far. I checked in ( psych ward) to be able to get “myself “back after my first attempted suicide.❤

Nancy, you are worthy, you are loved, your life is validated.♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️

Society's child. im so proud of you Nancy, u have such strength, u made it this far and life is finally good👏🏻 i grew up w girls trying to survive on drugs in Boston Commons during 70s like you who cld never cut a break, life sucked at every turn for them too w mental illness, abused, ignored, not loved not even liked by uncaring parents who's main concern was what will the nghbrs think. You're a strong beautiful woman w so much to offer yourself and others. Keep up the good fight, you're doing great work, keep that head high, love seeing you smile. I wish u well, take care, God Bless and Thanks for sharing your miraculous story w us ♥️🙏🏻 We definately believe you Nancy here's a hug🤗

I could hear your Pain and your ache every time You were rejected by your family or mistreated by someone. People can be so Unaware and uncaring about how what they say affect someone else. Praises that you have finally found an answer to the missing you. You are working so hard and diligently to keep to A better you. I admire you so much for your courage and strength.

Dearest Nancy...You are everything...but most of all you are indeed a Miracle... You are a Braveheart...my sincere respect to You 💞

I am adopted myself, and I am the same age as Nancy. I was forcefully taken, actually ripped, from my crying mothers arms when I was four years old. I was put in an orphanage, where my parents found me and adopted me. I remember so muh from before that day. My birth mother was a narcissistic alcohol and drug abuser and lived in a commune with me. My bathroom was squatting on the ground behind the tent we lived in. After my parents adopted me into a family of 6, my life changed. I learned how to take care of myself, how to eat, talk, use a bathroom etc. I was feral, then I became ‘normal’. My parents were amazing. We were a large family. I was never forced to be like everybody else, my otherness, sometimes strangeness, my obsessive tendencies to endlessly count lamp posts and words, to horde toilet paper and food and other items, were completely respected and understood. I’ve had my issues in my youth. I’ve dabbled in drugs and alcohol in the 80s, but for some reason my will and determination to live a good life and to seek the best I could for myself, has made me incredibly strong and completely unaffected by the first four years of my life. To me the memories of that life are just memories now. Nothing more, nothing less. There is no sadness, negativity, depression… I don’t know what to say, whether it is nature or nurture, I just wish that adopted people like myself could all find the amazing set of parents that I have had. They’ve passed away from age, and I miss them every single day. That is the only sadness in my life. I miss my parents. Every child absolutely deserves to be loved unconditionally.

It is all in your head. If you internalize anything that is on you. Accept or reject ideas, that is on you. However, brain chemistry imbalances can muddle things up. Reject the evil and embrace the good, people. Do not stay in an abusive relationship; there are at least two sides to every story, and no one is perfect.

Sobriety is wonderful, but stopping using is only eliminating one symtpom. You have to work on the rest of you. THanks Nancy. I hope you find peace in your recovery.

After few minuts I realice you are my sister in spirite, all you experienced I experienced. Bad thing is I feel guilty about it, Good thing is I'm extremely clever and I like myself 😊 I just finish watching your video, it made me feel very good about myself, feeling of guilt disappeared, feeling of wanting to live came back. Thank you very much, now my plan for the rest of my life got better, I'm 59 today, no matter how long I live (60-100 ?), I will stay away from bad, especially bad people.

This is what it is to be a scapegoat in a dysfunctional family. God bless you, Nancy. None of how you were treated was your fault.

Nancy, if you read this, you are a miracle and worth more than you know. I hope you find peace and contentment in your life ❤❤❤

Nancy's story is both heartbreaking and inspiring! Abuse is SO very evil, because it eats away at a person's soul, from the inside out, as other, un-afflicted people judge, degrade and shun the very soul who needs pure love the most?! God bless her animals, who keep her from taking her own life, out of her love, devotion and care for them!

Difficult but very worthy story and inspiring - - what an ordeal - - such a heavy journey this woman has gone through. Every day is a project of being alive - - she has so much positive power still - - I hope her heart can keep filling with love and self value and that she is able to open to the right people and find acceptance and her natural place in this weird human family. XOXO

26 years of sobriety and listening to 12 step stories for years, I recognised that 99% of us are recovering from PTSD and sexual abuse. Hope you find the rooms again , even ifs just to know that you’re not alone and no matter what bumps you meet on your road, this “ family” get’s you . I know AA/ NA isn’t for everyone but as I listened to your story , I thought it’s similar to so many and might be worth a second chance. I know it’s not easy ( attending meetings) but it’s alternative ( thought about this a lot!) has heartbreaking stats / consequences ….

You are amazing human being SURVIVOR!!!! Yes, you are a miracle. You changed my life today. Big HUG!

Nancy you are a warrior !! Thank you for telling your story. I am sure this is going to help people in ways you don't even realise. I hope things will go your way from now on and that you will be loved just the way you deserve. What an awesome and amazing woman you are!! Keep up the good work please. The world needs people like you. Warm greetings from Holland xxx Juliette

I love you inside and out you beautiful soul. Thank you for keeping the light on. Stay course. I can see the path thank you thank you thank you Sincerely, Michelle C. Friend of Bill, W Benicia, California

What kind of person tells a child they wished they could have returned them? I know what you mean about being a CHILD in a system meant for adults. I, too, was a defiant and angry little girl. After being returned to a mother who had abandoned us almost 6 years earlier (I was 7, my sister was TWO years old, two brothers in the middle) I started running away from home. She is a narcissist who used her clout in the system to malign me and make me, a 13 or 14 year old girl, the perpetrator of the horrible situations in her life. I had nurses in the ICU (after a pretty serious attempt at suicide) and police make threatening statements to me because of what this woman had told them: that all of the problems in her life were my fault-she was a victim of an evil 13-year-old. I am now 66 yo and doing very well. I still have my struggles, my ups and downs, but I am SO blessed to have a loving and supportive husband who puts up with all my craziness, and two wonderful adult daughters. The light of my life is my 8 yo granddaughter. She's an old soul, a healer. I am excited to see how life will unfold for the lovely family I have created. I am now working with my sister helping her on her journey. My brothers have been lost to the evil, mean psyche of our mother. They are so broken because of her enabling. They live with her, only now add another sibling from her 2nd husband. She fills their heads with envious, hateful things about me. She has created a situation where she is the only way they have a place to live. That's OK. They are doing what they have to do to survive. My sister and I are doing great! It's a hard slog, Nancy, but it is so doable! Keep on going! It's OK to have setbacks. Keep going! One of my very favorite sayings and that I must remind myself of whenever I lose/doubt myself or those fears of abandonment hit me: Everything works out in the end. If it's not working out? Well, then, it is not yet the end.-The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Something that has helped veterans with PTSD, and along with ketamine therapy it helped me put an end to treatment resistant depression, can be found here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hseYoph5pq6lc4U.htmlsi=w0ivpNrDNAyn9u89.

I’m 6 minutes in and already my heart is breaking for you! God bless and keep you..know that you are strong, worthy and that YOU matter! Nancy…to your resume of descriptive words of “who you are” please add an inspirational, honest, steadfast, and determined woman! Wishing you an abundant successful and blessed life!❤🙏🙏

How beyond horrific, you sweet woman. I am so so so so sorry 😊 You are strong and courageous. You are AMAZING!!

How could you treat a child like this the ignorance is unreal.

I used to drive by your house and admired it. Hingham has some incredible houses. I used to be a decorator in Plymouth County. I was a Pioneer Girl from the Baptist Church down the street. My mother was told by that awful book by Dr Spock that told them not to pick us up. I'm sorry you had to go through all of this.❤

You are a survivor and inspiration please give yourself more credit, enjoy your life now is the time❣️

Thank you , Nancy. ❤ You are a survivor and you are in my prayers.

I was the one embarrassed by my family.as my parents were bipolar narcissists. As the oldest I tried to hold it together and take care of the babies. Then I was anorexic with a family that believed in doling food out and didn’t believe in doctors. At 79 lbs. I had to run away to get help and then I was shunned because I was mentally unwell.

I can relate with her on EVERY level ONLY because I was adopted at birth also !!! I heard the same - what wonderful people to adopt you… blah blah. The grandmother said I took away from their biological daughter so I took away from her…. She always hated me because I was adopted….. same things. I mad and pissed off also. The same questions. With NO answers because they would only come from one woman. And my adopted family wanted me to go to foster home also……… well move on to 40 years later and I found them. Not ready to talk about that …. But my heart goes out to her because I am her also. 😞❤️🥀 -- I even have the thick long hair …

Can’t believe what women go through, yes much more than men statistically. So much pain for so long. Please never forget that hearing you speak resonates with hundreds of thousands of women on this planet. Thank you ❤

God Bless this Woman.I had given up on hope until now,Thank vou sooo much.

Nancy, you’re an amazing human being. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

The patience of Nancy's family is unmatched.

I'm so sorry you had to go through that. It sounds like your adopted father was wound way too tight. Who wears a sports jacket to eat outside? You are not to blame at all, it took me many many years to understand that. A relationship is half the other person's responsibility. You are awesome and beautiful, I truly hope you're able to heal and enjoy your life ❤❤❤🤗

You are incredible, honestly incredible. I wish you every success xxx

I get that feeling alot now im of drugs.u have to face your Demons.its hard im only 1/4 way through but its starting to work slowly.i still think alot if self exiting this toxic world but i have my 17 year old daughter to keep me from loosing it.ive begged God to take me several times but we are hear for a reason.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Well done Nancy

Nancy! I love you!! Thank u! This is the most profound, vulnerable & brave women I’ve ever heard share their story. U r , my dear, a miracle. Thank you! ❤❤❤

❤Watching this left me teary eyed but am so glad to hear her story. She has my love & respect and hope she has more good days than bad ahead of her. ♥️

Such beauty that I see in Nancy is so rare and so precious. I am outraged by the injustice of it all. That Nancy has to experience such extreme hurt and is left questioning her own integrity each time is downright outrageous. May all the pain, all the suffering be eased through the kindness and of good people and the love of animals. You are so worthy , there is greatness in you Nancy. Thankyou for sharing your life. 🦋❤️🇦🇺

You are truly an amazing soul. Wow, you have so much love in your heart and spirit , so much love ❤❤

Nancy is a miracle. A miracle who is metamorphizing into a perpetual blessing. Keep choosing you, Nancy, one second at a time. The world is a better place because you choose to be part of it. ❤️‍🔥

Orlando Florida girrl!! Nancy if you see this, I am the same era and many similar issues,struggles, thank you for being vulnerable. PN2 Lucklum aat the time I finally had my captains mass. Good to know the VA got you hooked up so well finally. Maybe I will try again

Very touching story. You are a human being who happens to have had lots of challenges. For some reason some of us have lots to deal with in this lifetime and others don't. I commend you for being courageous and for persisting in being a healthier you. I wish you all the best. ✌🌟

My mother was overwhelmed with one child. I was raised by my grandma, aunts & step-father.

This also reminds me of living with an "unseen" Autoimmune Condition. We live in discomfort, often in pain and exhaustion that does not show so even those in our family don't always understand....Healing is a full time job!! Nancy, please give yourself permission for grace.... progress not perfection!

the good thing bout this video is that we get access to both parts of this story. cause there are always a minimum of 2 sides to a story. and i miss a JAG procedure.

Love you Nancy. You ARE worthy !

Keeping you in my prayers beautiful lady 🙌❤️ God is good you’ve come full circle helping others with your story is incredibly brave 🙌❤️🙏

Thank you for your story, got it , there is a difference between caring about a person or coming under the quise of caring but actually useing someone for ones own agenda. This was a clear show of that . The manipulation , unable to communicate and be identyfied as a child. Punished seemed you were , abused , for them not accepting themselves and their insecurities all got projected on you , never looking at themselves and seeing the monsters that they actually were

Nancy you are a SURVIVOR. Xxx

This is so similar to my story the ward of the state the girls juvie detention center the foster homes the abuse the sex worker the drugs the alcohol addiction i am in recovery 15yrs sober,but the diagnosis PTSD and cronic depression means therapy ,mindfulness it also means a limited mental capacity and i get overwhelmed by noise and to many things happening at one time ,after many yrs of recovery AA,etc and my dog im probably as good as im going to get

I LOVE this lady, thank you for sharing her moving and important story.

I relate to all of this, every single thing, even being adopted.

You have a great story. It would make a good movie. The ending would be a good one. Your awesome. Thanks for sharing. Your part of the 1% club.❤❤❤

Nancy I LOVE YOU! 😢❤

It's all pain, trauma, layer upon layer of pain. It must be released, instead of carried. Many do not see, or understand the power of forgiveness (even said in your own head). It isn't so much for the abuser as much as it is for you bc it is your release of all that pain. The truth is you have got to nurture, self love, self care and know your worth, reparent self if necessary - give self what you did not get in this life. You can. Just getting back into nature, the care of wildlife, animals is the road to healing. It builds your inner strength and you retain it, not freely pour it on others that do not have your highest good in mind. That would deplete self. One needs to see their own worth, not chase it in others bc it doesn't live there, it is found, generated within. It is your own strength. God bless this woman and all she has suffered. May she find peace and forgiveness, joy and renewed hope on this stage of life. 🙏❤💥💫🌱🌎

Thankyou Nancy for your testimony. I am deeply moved. PTSD is more known and understood now, and yes we can get better. I found your passionate energy emensly beautiful. Thanking you 💐

For anyone who suffers from mental health and abuse you can't hold it in you have to get help.

Thanks for sharing your story! ❤️ 🙏 🌹 Your a brave woman and I wish you find happiness! What a sad story but I believe you’re on your way to a happier life!

You are a strong, smart, loving, beautiful person! ❤

I loved your story ❤️ I'm so proud of you! I'm sending you a hug. I hear you! I haven't walked in your shoes, but I have had my own battles, you gave me hope. You are loved. I love you.❤ Thank you for your service 🙏

She used her pain and weakness into strength.

Thank you for sharing your testimony dear Nancy. Throughout life we all face struggles in one way or another and learning to rise above them is not always an easy task. You should feel good about yourself and your desire to be a better person within and towards others. It’s not always easy for people to recognize their need to ask God for help yet he is always with those who seek him even in their darkest times. May the Heavenly Father continue to bless your life today, in Jesus name. Amen 🙏🏼

We thrive on love, acceptance and routine. Staying sober each new day, with Holy spirit guidance 🙏 ❤ I love your story Nancy, thanks. 😊Lorenzo & his Mum❤

What Grieves me with Nancy's story is that " NOWHERE DOES SHE EVER TALK ABOUT TRYING GOD😭😭😭. THE BIBLE IS THE MANUAL OF LIFE🎚️🎚️🎚️. AND GOD'S WORD IN THE BIBLE IS ALIVE🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽. YHWH'S LOVE OVERCOMES ALL evil;... AND ONCE ONE TAKES TWO STEPS TOWARD OUR ABBA FATHER, HE TAKES A ZILLION STEPS TO EMBRACE You🌈💫🌟. THEN THE HEAVENS SING TO WELCOME AND EMBRACE You🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽. TRY GOD, HE WILL NEVER FAIL You;... HIS SPIRITUAL HE IMPARTS TO US SUPERCEDS ALL evel that us bent on destroying us🎚️🙌🏽🛐. HE IS TRUSTWORTHY HALLELUJAH IN JESUS NAME IT IS SO 🔥🔥🔥

Nancy, thanks for sharing your story, it helps so many of us for so many reasons that comes down to compassion for humanity. The struggling, the helpers, the ‘progress in motion’ Thank you! And your brother and friend and helpers. Its so helpful to be given a taste of hope.

All Nancy needed at most of those traumatic times in her life, was some understanding from those she felt she could trust. So sad that there were so few of those around her - it would have made a huge difference! God bless you Nancy for keeping up the fight. You truly are a warrior, so deeply loved by God and so precious to Him. So wonderful that Lorenzo and your brother were there for you. Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability, which will help a lot of others. Good days ahead!

Seek Jesus 🙏🏻💖 instead of drugs & alcohol

I do that also i call it my safe place.my mother done did same she abandonded me but my dad didnt as is still with me today.i wish Nancy could live here away from all her dark past❤❤❤

Nancy thats why God gave us tomorrow to change what we couldnt the day before...u have the strength and love and ur little dog ...lots of love sent to u from England 🇬🇧 thank u for sharing ur story...it must of been very hard but u did it with grace😊

The beginning, it seems to me, was when Nancy’s parents over reacted to her behavior and made her the family scapegoat.

I truly believe that we have all lived a "most fascinating life" and have every reason to celebrate! Bouncing back from the worst of circumstances only makes us stronger! I could have done without the sad background music, but I'm sure Nancy had no control over that. I do love hearing true stories of the strength of the Human Spirit! Celebrate!!

Nancy you are a miracle.... I cannot imagine one going through all that since childhood! Every time getting up again and put yourself back together again.... In between you achieved more than most people with hurt and struggle! I salute you lady! Thank you for sharing your story. If it does not help someone it sure as hell will make a lot of people be grateful for what they have! ❤

Nancy, you have the most beautiful hair and your eyes are just gorgeous. I am heartbroken that you felt helpless and rejected as a child and endlessly rejected again and again, and then to lose the love of your life. Your strength is more of an inspiration than you could ever believe. And I hope the rotten piece of dirt who aped you goes directly to hell. You are smart, strong and immensely powerful. I would love to meet you and tell you how wonderful you really are.

I too, was an orphan with my parents still breathing, Nancy, I so get your anger. Bottom line is I can't make someone love me, I've always had to let it go, knowing it was their loss. I always thought there was something bad in me that they could see, but I couldn't - and that's why they treated me so badly all my life. The truth is, they know I'm valuable and good, they just don't care. Their behavior is about them, not about me (it speaks of who THEY are), there's nothing I can do to change someone, except by example - so you just keep on being the good and valuable woman you are. Thank you for your courage.

Thankyou so much, beautiful strong lady,

Nancy you are amazing despite the unbelievable amount of cruelty you’ve dealt with 😢 Please never doubt your beauty!!! ❤❤❤

You Are a Miracle! Thank you for sharing. Much love and continued sobriety. Kathy from AL

I saw myself in you Nancy and i could totally relate to your tears and your need for love and acceptance. You are so courageous to atill be here, living loving and fighting. You are a warrior❤ i love your friend and your brother xxxx❤❤❤

What a Life...Bless you🙏❤️

You're a beautiful soul. To hell with everything in the past. You are worth so much. Keep working on you and YOUR peace. I hope the rest of your life is as beautiful as you 💕

A miracle indeed. Enjoyed your story, related to heaps of it, wish you only the best, Love, Hugs, moments of Joy & Safety xxx

Wow!one of the best watches on this channel in a long time. You are a true survivor! Not many could make it like you have, from a survivor and addict too I’ve found strength in listening to your story of pain and failure and somehow carrying on in 20your journey even though at times you wanted to give up. If I was in same country as you I’d sure like to visit but I’m in beautiful,Scotland and lack the funds to cross the ‘pond’Your sharing has filled me with gratitude Nancy, thank you so much.xx P.S I had a mini stroke in 2021 so hopefully you can understand what I’m trying to say,i think you will.