In Her Words: Tanya Ralph, LMSW, Shaping Lives With Compassion

Although her path has been a winding one, Tanya has followed her heart and found her true calling.

My superpower is love. I’m a deep empath, which was unacceptable in my family. My parents were probably afraid. They probably were thinking, you're gonna get harmed being so empathetic. I became angry and I started rebelling. I would act out in school. I had an “F” in conduct. Still, the expectation was that I would go to college. I’m one of eight and b…