My Story, My Purpose, My Mission.
I started LexieTedTalks because I realized I had something to say, but no platform to say it. Too often, people from underserved and marginalized communities are made to feel invisible, unheard, or overlooked. Their stories are dismissed, their experiences minimized, and their voices left out of conversations that directly impact their lives.
I created LexieTedTalks to change that.
At its core, LexieTedTalks is a storytelling and healing-centered platform dedicated to helping people find their voice, own their story, and walk in their purpose. I believe our stories have the power to heal, connect, inspire, and create change—not only for ourselves, but for our communities.
My belief in this work comes from lived experience.
I am a survivor of sexual abuse and domestic violence. I am also system-impacted and a product of the school-to-prison pipeline. As a result of the challenges I faced growing up, I was expelled from school in the sixth grade. By the age of sixteen, my Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) score was a 9.
For a long time, my story felt like something that happened to me. Eventually, I realized it could become something that guided me.
At sixteen, I made a decision: I wanted something different for my life. I did not want to be defined by my circumstances, my trauma, or the statistics attached to them. I wanted to create the change I wanted to see. I made a commitment to my mental health, my healing, and my future. I promised myself that if something no longer served my growth, my peace, or my purpose, I would have the courage to walk away.
That promise changed my life.
Today, I am a proud graduate of Howard University, where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Psychology. I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Johns Hopkins University and am a member of Chi Sigma Iota, the international honor society that recognizes academic and professional excellence in counseling.
My work, advocacy, and story have been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Informer, REAL News Network, CBS News, Vera Institute of Justice, Another Chicago Magazine, and Voyage Chicago.
Through storytelling, movement, healing arts, and advocacy, I have discovered that our stories are often where purpose begins.
What started as my personal journey of healing evolved into a mission to help others uncover their own. LexieTedTalks exists to create spaces where people can reflect, heal, connect, and recognize the power already living within their stories.
This work is for anyone who has ever felt invisible, voiceless, misunderstood, underestimated, or forgotten.
It is a reminder that your story matters.
Your healing matters.
Your voice matters.
And sometimes, the very experiences that tried to break us become the foundation for the purpose we are called to pursue.
Together, we can reclaim our narratives, walk in our purpose, and create the change we want to see,