Born and raised in a small town in Arkansas, AJ Young spent his childhood surrounded by love and family. Although AJ had an abundance of aunts, uncles, cousins, and a special relationship with his grandmother, Mable, he suffered a deep emotional wound aided by his father's constant rejection.
As morning approached, and I realized that I wasn't dead, and didn't think I was going to die anytime soon, I began to get ready for work. I started to vomit profusely. What I had done was way more than enough to take me out, but I didn't even go to sleep. It was the first of many failed suicide attempts. I should've known that the call on my life was still strong."
Born and raised in a small town in Arkansas, AJ Young spent his childhood surrounded by love and family. Although AJ had an abundance of aunts, uncles, cousins, and a special relationship with his grandmother, Mable, he suffered a deep emotional wound aided by his father's constant rejection. AJ spent his young adulthood searching for acceptance and found himself nose-wide and heart-open in a debilitating, toxic romantic relationship.
After surviving drug addiction, alcoholism, depression, and several suicide attempts, AJ Young bears witness that God's purpose for your life is greater than any adversarial forces. With faith, family, and friends, he found the strength to persevere and encourage others that Life Goes On
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