My name is Alyssia. I’m 37 years old and a single mother to 3 beautiful daughters. My oldest is Nevaeh who is 17, my middle is Niyah who is 9, and my youngest is Nina who is 4. My journey has definitely been a lifetime movie to say the least. When my oldest daughter was 9 months old her father held her and I hostage in our apartment and beat me for 8 hours. Being the daughter of a pastor I’ve learned that forgiveness is important and after 17 years we coparent fairly well. My middle daughters father and I have known each other since 8th grade. He was my ultimate crush. Later on in life he came home from prison, we went on a date and were inseparable. It was 5 years of him being in and out of jail and prison. We had our daughter in May of 2014 and the December after she turned 2 he went to prison and that’s where he’s been since. After him I tried dating and met a guy who eventually took me out for drinks and ended up slipping the date rape drug in my drink. Months later I received a call that he not only raped me but videotaped it as well. I never pressed charges because I’ve never seen the video. At the time I was scared and had the person who found it delete it. I do go back and forth about how maybe it was God who kept me from seeing the video but then I also feel as though I’m in the wind about what truly happened. In April of 2016 my girls and I went out for a girls night and one of my best friends took my phone and messaged the guy I showed her I thought was amazingly handsome! To my surprise he responded. We went on our first date at a golf range and had the best time. I finally found someone that made me feel safe, loved, and showed me that even though I was a single mother life can still go on. We traveled together and made memories that will last me a lifetime. He never wanted kids and made that very clear. We hit a rough patch in our relationship in December 2017 and in January 2018 I found out I was pregnant. Things were rocky initially but we eventually remembered why we fell in love and was there every step of my pregnancy. He was the most AMAZING father to our daughter and the love I had for him only grew as I watched him with our baby girl. Then February 2021 he hadn’t called to tell our daughter goodnight and I just figured his back was hurting him so he just needed rest. Finally, I told myself something just wasn’t right and I went to his apartment and got the news no one ever wants to hear. He had passed away. I was devastated and broken. Through all the struggles and tragedy, I had finally found the man of my dreams and he was taken from me in the blink of an eye. Losing him has been something I will never get over. Some days are easier than others but he was my lover and best friend. I will make sure our daughter knows what an amazing man her daddy was. And I will carry him in my heart forever. Through it all, I know that it was my faith in God and the amazing support system I have. I’ve finally feel ready to date and well, let’s just say this chapter is called “The Struggles of Dating In Your Late 30’s!” My story is one for the books but the chapters are still being written and a lot to accomplish. My children will always know that the reason I’m here today and wake up every day is to show them that God has a plan for our lives and our season is JUST BEGINNING!

I think this show shines a light on situations that happen every single day and unfortunately unless people with celebrity status or have a title go through it, it’s never brought to life. Being able to bring stories to light from an every day woman, mother, sister, and daughter will resonate with so many other people who feel alone and can’t share their stories and experiences.

I think I would be a great role model because even through adversity and all the hardships, I refuse to let it break me. With trauma and tragedy, to health issues that have changed my body. Society portrays beauty as being thin and for a long time I hid away in my house. From fear and feeling unsafe to feeling ugly and overweight. I want to be the face that another woman can look at and say, she’s just like me and I can get through it and do everything I aspire to be.