CJ Scarlet knows first-hand how violence can destroy lives. A survivor of sexual abuse and a narrow escape from a sex trafficking ring, CJ spent years dealing with the emotional aftermath of her experiences. Then, after taking her power back, she became an advocate for others who’d been victimized, running a child advocacy center, and serving as Director of Victims Issues for the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office. But by 1990, the dark secrets CJ held and the stress they caused led her to develop several life-threatening autoimmune conditions which, in 2002, left her fighting for her life. By 2004, she was told her condition was considered terminal. CJ became deeply depressed and anxious about her impending heart failure. Then she was offered the chance to meet privately with ...