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My Legal Last Name Surprises People

People get confused by my last name. Christine Marie sounds like two first names, and I am married to Tolga Katas. But my last name is not Katas, and technically, it’s not exactly even Marie. The story: When I divorced my ex-husband, I filed for a name change. Since I had written children’s books and already had a nom de plume as Christine Marie which everyone knew me as, I just made that my legal name. I signed my name change papers with a heart after it, as I always did.

Voices for Dignity

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I originally started Voices for Dignity in 2013 as an online awareness campaign to create more awareness about human trafficking and online cruelty. I also wanted to create more humanity for those survivors who chose to tell their stories. In 2017, after I had moved to Short Creek, Voices for Dignity officially became a non-profit.

Although we have been a tiny organization that has struggled along, we have still been able to help a heck-of-a-lot of people. Click READ MORE to check it out.

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