I'm Malikah Murphy — a Bronx-born, Delaware-based author, entrepreneur, and mother of four. For years I was the one everyone called strong, while quietly I was drowning. Walking Away Free is the true story of how I left, healed, and reclaimed my life — not because someone saved me, but one step at a time, on my own two feet. I wrote it for every woman who's holding it all together on the outside while falling apart on the inside. If that's you: you're not alone, and there's a whole life waiting on the other side of fear.