In her words

Quotes

Your story isn’t what happened to you. It’s what you do with it.

You didn’t need rescuing. You needed time. Time to find your voice. Time to believe it mattered.

I’ve lost people by being myself, but I would have lost myself by being who they wanted.

To those who doubted me, you didn’t break me. You made me fight harder. And still, I forgive you.

I’m not trying to be anybody. I’m just really happy being who I am.

Jen Archuleta

It’s not who I am, it’s what I did. And the bunny ears here were just representing a piece of my life, not my whole life.

Jen Walcott Archuleta, WKBN 27 First News, Aug 23, 2026