anD, the words from a broken girl

anD, the words from a broken girl is a personal tour of Djuly’s life while growing up. From surviving an earthquake that left her island in shambles, to living in the suburbs of Connecticut, Djuly shares the challenges and lessons she had learned in the first twenty years of her life. Dealing with loss, abuse, feeling abandoned, learning how to prioritize herself, and even her first love, Djuly comes to full terms with her past in order to grow and heal.

“For the longest time, all I ever wanted was for someone to hold me and tell me that it’s okay and that everything was going to be okay. However, no one ever had the words, I mean how could they? I never expressed what I was feeling. No one ever knew what I was going through. My smile always betrayed what I felt and everyone assumed I was happy.” - From The Preface