She Lived
What She Teaches
Samantha J. Norment is not someone who read about these things in a book. She walked straight through them. Barefoot, in the dark, with children depending on her and a system failing her at every turn.
She served in the United States military. She survived military sexual trauma. She spiraled into addiction the way survivors often do, because when no one validates your pain, you find your own way to manage it. She experienced homelessness. She raised children alone. She carried more than any one person should carry.
Then, slowly, imperfectly, with faith and community and sheer stubborn will, she came back. Not just to herself. To her purpose. Today every woman Samantha serves is a reflection of the woman she once was.