One woman’s powerful journey overcoming her past and adopting two boys on her own.
One woman’s powerful journey overcoming her past and adopting two boys on her own.
It takes hard work, honesty and the assistance of friends and therapists—but it is worth it! If you want to be a mother—then let no one and nothing stand in your way.
Don’t be afraid to ask people to commit to support you in creating your dream of family. Trust me, what you are creating will benefit everyone involved.
Children teach you what’s really important—living in the moment and putting love first.
At age 11, Courtney’s life was nearly destroyed by a family tragedy.
Struggling with PTSD and surrounded by an alcoholic family, she felt lost and alone. The pain was too great to face, so Courtney put her efforts into becoming an overachiever.
Courtney began her career at Deloitte & Touche and then went on to enter politics. Courtney was a Regional Finance Director for Governor Ann Richard’s 1994 re-election campaign, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Democratic National Committee, Chief Financial Officer for the State of Illinois Department of Human Rights and is currently the elected City Auditor of Oakland, California.
In this talk you will hear how it took many years for Courtney to shatter the limitations of her past and risk loving again. But finally, she found true happiness. On September 7, 2011, Courtney, as a single parent, adopted her boys at the ages of 2 and 3. Today, Courtney and her boys, ages 10 and 11 are thriving.
Courtney will share with you the steps she took to overcome the limitations of her past and go after what she really wanted — to be a leader, a public servant and a mother.
Courtney resides in East Oakland with her two boys, ages 9 and 10.