“Using your voice is how you rebuild.”
I write, research, and advocate at the intersection of trauma, language, and identity — helping survivors reclaim their narratives and their power.
💫 About Trina Kay
Trina Kay is a writer, survivor, researcher, and advocate whose work centers on the language of trauma, the rebuilding of identity, and the power of voice as a catalyst for change. A first-generation college student and single mother, she is completing her Bachelor of Arts in Communication at Point Park University and preparing to pursue graduate study, where she will focus on trauma-informed communication and survivor-centered advocacy.
Her path has never been linear. At sixteen, she became financially independent. At forty-two, she chose to begin again. After leaving an abusive marriage and rebuilding her life in Ohio, Trina committed herself to the work of disrupting silence — in families, in systems, and in the stories we tell about survival.
Her belief is simple: using your voice is how you rebuild.
Through Survivor Voices, her ongoing storytelling series, Trina creates a space where survivors can reclaim narrative, dignity, and community. Through The Blue Sunflower Foundation, she is building resources and support for families navigating the aftermath of disclosure. And through her research, she aims to shift the way professionals, educators, and caregivers speak with and about survivors — ensuring that care is not just offered, but understood.
Trina is currently completing her first collection, Dismantled, which blends creative non-fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. The work examines rupture and rebirth — what remains after everything falls apart, and what grows in the cracks that follow.
Her writing is both witness and bridge: honoring lived experience while opening space for healing, connection, and generational change.
