Everything I want to happen starts with me.”

LaToya Bagley's path to a sunny hillside overlooking the Ohio River wasn't smooth or easy. The mother of two left her home in Dayton to search of a healthy future for her family. In this photo, she stands atop a verdant hillside in Ohio, not far from Cincinnati Union Bethel, where she received the support she needed to make a fresh start. She soaks up the sun against the backdrop of a river that carried her ancestors from enslavement to freedom, a reality she never takes for granted. Hear her reflections on this image, her life's journey and the strengths that power her success.