“My boyfriend said, ‘Karissa, I slept with so many women, and none of them got pregnant,\u00a0so you don’t have to worry.’ “<\/em><\/p>\n “He punched me in the gut. I fell over.\u00a0I was 14 years old;\u00a0I lost that baby.”<\/em><\/p>\n “You’re not that smart, why don’t you just drop out of school and be a full time mom?”<\/em><\/p>\n “I very much felt like property.”<\/em><\/p>\n “I’ve met this great guy – he doesn’t beat me!”<\/em><\/p>\n “I was sitting on the couch looking at the photo of my Mom. It was the first time in my life I saw all 350 pounds of her.”<\/em><\/p>\n ___________________________________________________<\/p>\n a resilient woman who loses a baby at 13, gives birth at 15 and becomes trapped in an abusive relationship with an addict and drug dealer. When she attempts suicide, she is saved by her child.<\/p>\n She marries a \u2018great guy’ (he doesn\u2019t beat me), has a daughter and gains more than a hundred pounds. Soon her self-esteem erodes, her mother dies from cancer. She’s still not quite 30.<\/p>\n Getting through it all, Karissa discovers her strength to recover and in the process, empowers women to live their best life possible. An inspirational story about the real person behind 365 Daily Hustle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Featured in Women Who Boss Up<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\nMeet Karissa Williams:<\/h2>\n
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