I'm a 48-year-old openly gay man: Native American/Mexican (50/50). IDK where to start. I'm institutionalized and looking for friends/mentors to help me change. I know other people don't exactly have all the answers, yet I know that there are strength and courage in asking for help. I'm asking for some people to be brave enough to be there for me. I've been changing on my own for years, yet I know I can't do it alone. I've not had what people call a normal life. I had my childhood taken from me by my abusive parents & grandparents. In that I've been doing crime/felonies since 1988 (age 9) and been doing crime since then and have been in and out of prison since then. I've been changing because I'm tired of being tired. I've been working on letting go of my past, it’s very complicated and more challenging than I ever imagined. I'm trying to learn to live with my past. Today, I live my life by and for my emotions, which can be hard to balance. I've somehow learned to love myself, yet that's complicated to do with my past creeping up and haunting me. With loving myself, I'm having to learn to live with my choices/decisions and own them. I don't do drugs, drink, or even smoke weed, never have. I have a high school diploma.

I look forward to hearing from you!
Steven "Kye" Kiona