Amanda Zarate

Amanda Zarate is the global author of Fighting For Me and Founder of Fighting For Me, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on providing free professional counseling to men, women, and children affected by sexual abuse. She spends her day leveraging partnerships to advocate for survivors, educating parents on how to protect their kids from sexual predators, and sharing how her worst nightmares turned into her greatest blessings. Amanda has overcome many struggles and has a gift for speaking life into others with the firepower that burns down fear and sets ablaze the desires of their hearts.

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The Whisper

“My life is not without trials, but now I have everything I need to get through anything that comes my way.” My ears were ringing, my breath was heavy, and my body was exhausted but I...

The Story Behind Fighting For Me, Inc.

On September 28th, 2012, a propane tank of passion exploded inside of me. I had never in my life desired to talk about much less help other sexual abuse survivors, but all of sudden I...

Dangerously Different

It doesn’t take more than a quick Google search to find out that hypothyroidism and weight loss do not normally go together. But they do for me. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism during my pregnancy with...

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Becoming THAT Woman at 30

Many women have an idea of what their 30s will look like. Not me! I have already fallen far behind on my checklist of...

Living with Lymphedema

Part 1: Being ChronicallyMONI - My Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgWUMRBbD2M Part 2: Looking Back at my Progress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF_urD7PPeg&t=4s CreditsVideo music: Eternity by Angel White (prod. by Andre Jovan) Monique continues to document her...

Model 101: Finding Your Personal Style

Have you ever had that moment where you’re standing in front of your wardrobe, like an hour before an event, in complete distress because...

Guiding the Strong-Willed Child

If I were to have a conversation with my younger self, to discuss the current events of my life; I can assure you that...

Redefining

Words have power, sometimes destructive power, but none of this power is inherent. Let’s restate this as “words have the power we give them.”...