We recently connected with Latonya Littlejohn and have shared our conversation below.

Latonya, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

I found my biological family in 2010. My adoption was supposed to be closed but as fate would have it,I learned who my parents were and where I came from. I took this information I had and went to facebook where I found two of my biological mother’s sisters. I reached out to them with one responding. I was able to meet the woman that gave me life.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I am Latonya Littlejohn,born Torie Michelle Kennedy and adopted at 18 months old. I was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus which is partially why I was given up for adoption. I wrote a book about this journey entitled Delayed But Not Denied..The Story of Torie and it can be found on Amazon.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I guess you can say my story started at birth. I had two surgeries days apart shortly after birth to try and save my life. One surgery to correct the Spina Bifida and the other to place a shunt to alleviate fluid from my brain. I’ve been a fighter all my life.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My mission is to raise awareness of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus as well as teenage parenthood and mental illness.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: Iamtonyalittlejohn
• Facebook: Latonya Michelle Littlejohn