Jane Doe is not her real name. But her story is real. Very real. 

Jane is an Ontario survivor of three decades of sex abuse and trafficking. She is a brave survivor who shares her message* of hope to other victims. 

Her experience and trauma led to the development of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Jane said a therapist determined she had the mental health condition, which is characterized by having separate identities. It has taken years for Jane to piece together the scope of what happened to her, which she compares to completing a jigsaw puzzle. She said DID led to periods of amnesia.

Now, years later, Jane is doing well in life and is focusing on healing and helping others. 

"I have a nice steady job where I'm working and I work with kids a lot. And I have a wonderful wife, and we live a good life together," Jane said. 

She's focused on raising awareness and advocacy, both about dissociative identity disorder in an effort to help others better understand the condition, as well as working with coalitions that help victims of human trafficking and child abuse.

Source: cbc.ca | Full article here

*CBC altered her voice and kept her identity confidential.