To say Nicole Farmer had a rough upbringing, is an understatement. When Nicole was just 13-years-old, she found herself pregnant and living in a group home on the city’s east side.

“The day I had to leave my grandmother’s house, she picked everything up in a corner. She went into the bedroom and closed the door,” Farmer said, reminiscing about her rough past.

Farmer bounced around between different foster homes before eventually finding herself living in a car. It wasn’t long before she had to give up custody of her baby.

“I didn’t care about myself. I didn’t respect myself. To be honest and transparent, I didn’t love myself,” Farmer said. “I couldn’t imagine myself past the age of 30.”

Farmer did indeed make it past 30, and not only that, she is now “Dr. Nicole Farmer” and a successful business owner with a corner office in downtown Detroit. She was also recently honored as a “Supermom” on the Steve Harvey talk show.

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