I am a mother of 4 children. I was a very depressed child and later grew to develop a panic disorder. I had my first child at 20 just trying to find something that will love me. Unfortunately, I wasted a lot of years trying to please everyone and forgetting to care about myself. As I grew, things got worse. I became so depressed that I could hardly cope. I laid in bed wishing for it to be all over but never leaving because my kids needed me. Eventually, it got so bad that I was faced with 2 choices, death, or change everything. I started researching and finding out more about myself and what I truly believed. Turned out, it was almost completely opposite to what I thought. I started to change things until I started to find some happiness. I tore down all the walls and started new. As I was discovering myself, I found a wonderful girl who pushed me to model. As I started to shoot, I found a new happiness that I cannot explain. I thrived and found something that I loved to do, for me. I started to worry about myself, and my happiness. My life has done nothing but goes uphill quickly, and I thank God that I found myself something I love so desperately. I would love to help others that struggle one day, show them that happiness is something you will only achieve if you work hard to change the crap. It was hard to do but well worth it.
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