April 30, 2024 11:42 am
Cynthia Herrera and her daughter.
Cynthia Herrera by: Amanda Chavez

Cynthia Herrera is a 30 year old woman living in Anthony, NM. Where she dealt with hardships. As a young girl her life was very rough her parents were not around and hardly paid attention to her. They basically left her and her brothers in the dark to fend for themselves. At a young age she felt hurt, lonely, and confused. With that Cynthia turned to the wrong places and desperately needed either something emotionally, financially, etc. So she learned to survive, the bad way. She now realizes that it was bad after becoming a Christian at Anthony Christian life center. (Where the pictures are taking place) Essentially she was in survival mode and depended on men which wound up hurting her. Cynthia also has tattoos all over her body that have significance to her past.

Cynthia Herrera telling her story of the stuggles she went through.

Cynthia never was able to finish high school because she did something to put her into jail. She drastically turned her life around after she got out of prison. She got her GED enrolled in college, and got her degree in Mental Health.

 

Cynthia Herrera telling about her struggles.

Now she works at La Clinca de Familia in Anthony, NM. as a Mental Health Care Coordinator. Cynthia was able to turn her life around and turn all her negative into positive. She gets to use her past as a way to relate to the people she helps at her job.

Cynthia Herrera lookin down at the tattoos of her past.

    Now she understands that she went through all these things for a reason, and that was to be victorious.

Cynthia Herrera looking at her daughter and them both smiling.

Which she is. Cynthia is married and has children, a career, and a good life.

Cynthia Herrera staring at her daughter and having them both smile up at her.

 

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