children. She felt those kids replaced her,
and once again she felt the sting of
rejection.
As the teenage years approached, Trisha
know if she would be able to land such a
did what many teens do and began
prestigious position. However, her many
seeking approval and validation from her
years of determination served her well in
friends. She had poor self-esteem at this
this moment. She went to the interview
point. And most of her friends were
and landed the job! She has been with
troubled teens as well. She left home at
Chevron for the last four years.
an early age to live on her own.
Last fall, Trisha found herself in a health
Time passed, and Trisha began dating.
Needless to say, her choice of men were
crisis. After several months of chronic
nausea, she went to a specialist who
performed a procedure.
Like most women, Trisha Crowe has been
not the best. She got married to an
through her fair share of struggle and
emotionally abusive man. This further
During this procedure, her pancreas was
pain. But she has emerged into a
damaged her fragile self-worth and
accidentally nipped, and this caused her
powerful, confident woman.
ended in a divorce. Soon after the
a tremendous amount of pain, recovery
divorce, she found herself in a rebound
time, and weight loss. By the time she
relationship with "an immature user" as
left the hospital, she once again found
she described him. This eventually
herself lacking self-esteem. Except this
catapulted her into the worst relationship
time, she sprang into action.
of her life with a man that was abusive to
She contacted a photographer to do a
both Trisha and her children.
Steampunk photo shoot. She wanted to
sweet little girl, a people pleaser, and
Following an intense period of
boost her confidence. It was at this shoot
very curious about the world around her.
introspection and healing, Trisha's life
that she met Steampunk Chuck. She fell
She loved to sing and had a beautiful,
began to take a positive direction. After
in love with the experience, particularly
sweet voice. Trisha always preferred
working at a small oil company for a few
the philosophy of empowering women.
being around people, saying, "I didn't
years, Trisha decided to put her resume
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