Dr. Atoya Hodges

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Atoya Hodges founded the O/X Society because she knew first-hand what it was to feel lost. O/X was created as a society for the broken, the unaccepted, the abused, the unloved, the used, and the mistreated. At a young age, she experienced embarrassment, shame, and disappointment. She wanted to create a refuge for women to turn to, because she knew how it felt to take on the world alone. To be excluded, never accepted, never feeling loved.

From losing her mother, raising her younger sister, and then her son as a single mother, Atoya experienced operating from a place of anger and sadness. But operating from trauma can only help us for so long. She battled depression, anxiety, and even suicidal thoughts. The abandonment issues she had buried deep inside forced themselves to the surface. In her mid 40s, life came crashing down she officially was faced with her 40 years of living in survival mode had ran it’s course. She had no choice but to face them head on and heal. It was a life or death situation.

Atoya realized through her healing, she never wanted anyone to go through pain and suffer in silence. Atoya means Bright Star in Lumbee, and shine brightly is what she did. She started with creating a small healing community inside a prison and soon became a light for women who were facing hardships just like her. She realized she survived for a reason, and through healing herself, she could heal others and help them realize they had a reason to keep going. There are so many people in the world that need some light in their life. All they see is darkness and don’t recognize it. Atoya has dedicated her life to educating herself in holistic healing modalities so she can help other’s find their light, and help them shine even brighter.