Who am I?
For a girl who's made a ruckus across the internet you'd think I'd be somebody by now, right? Wrong! The self-affirmation gurus are probably clutching their pearls and shaking their heads at my audacity. "This isn't how it's done!" they'd say. They might be right. But I've always been one to challenge the narrative. For over 22 years, I've traveled the world - from the vibrant streets of Jamaica to countless cities across America - and I've noticed a universal truth; we all crave love . My blog, once ironically titled "Carmen's Loved," reflects my own quest for love. Initially I believed that money and success equaled love, a misguided notion that stemmed from a childhood filled with emotional and physical abuse. I was determined to prove my worth. To show the world (and my mother) that I was lovable. My early 20s and 30s were filled with financial success. Money, I thought, was the answer to my longing for love. But it was...