"EPP opened my heart. That’s what it opened. It opened my heart up to life. It opened my heart up to the guilt and shame that I used to hide. It opened my heart to the fear that would prevent me from doing and being who I wanted to be and doing the things that I wanted so dearly to do. I no longer let fear paralyze me. I no longer let the guilt and shame define me. I accept my calling in life that I am supposed to make a difference in people’s lives. I know that so I embrace it. I don’t run from it."
