Antoinette Attard

Antoinette is a survivor of child sexual abuse and domestic abuse. Alone she managed to raise four children and is keen to share her experiences about the struggles of having been a single mother.

She often talks about her difficult life openly in the hope of creating awareness of the unseen issues encountered by mothers doing everything alone on a tight budget, about domestic violence and other social issues.

dealing with mental health

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Dealing with mental illness as a single mother can be tough, especially when your biggest fear is that of having your kids taken away from you if you attempt to seek psychological or psychiatric help… My marriage was a complete wreck, I had to walk out. When I finally found enough courage to leave with my four kids, I had to face new challenges. Broken as I was, I had to find a place to call home. Family and friends helped me out to find a place with low rent, they also helped me out with buying basic needs for the new home. I hadRead More…

journey to happiness

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It has been a long hard journey but finally I learned that loving oneself is a must when seeking happiness, it is not selfishness. When I take care of myself, I am not abandoning others, I am filling up so when I am with them, I can be fully present and healthy. You cannot pour from an empty cup. Can you honestly say that you love yourself? Or is it so easy to focus on your faults and insecurities instead of the things about yourself that you are happy with? You may also be too busy focusing on others around you and not focusing onRead More…

surviving sexual abuse

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When I turned nine my whole life suddenly fell apart. This is what helped me in surviving sexual abuse after experiencing such trauma… I was a happy go lucky child. I had two brothers and five sisters and there was never a dull moment. We enjoyed playing , doing crafts, baking, doing housework, and helping each other. We did everything as a team and we enjoyed it. For my mother we were more than a handful, having seven children to care for was hard work.  My father took care of our education and was always there to help us with homework and see that weRead More…