I Choose Me

By: Tanya Powell, Dedan Wilkins - foreword

Narrated by: Karen Tooley Curry

In my memoir, I Choose Me, I explore the various myths women have been told since childhood about sex, marriage, abortion, love, and children. The story presents the notion to women, “What if you choose yourself?” Women are told to wait to be asked for marriage.

Society tells wives to eat last and feed their husbands first. Our mothers teach us that a good mother puts her children before herself, but what if you put yourself first? Are you a bad person, mother, and wife? After years of abuse, and sacrifice I realized that I am as equally important as any member in my household. I saw me in my two-year-old daughter. I saw 22 years into the future. My daughter searching for a hero, only to be rescued by a monster. I chose me!

This book is for any woman doubting their abilities, and afraid to take that leap. Join me on this journey as you listen to what happened when I decided to love myself, and place me on a pedestal.

©2021 Latanya Wilkins (P)2025 Latanya Wilkins