Codi Hamm

Joined May 2025

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The Weight Of A Dollar Bill
Climbing from the Bottom: What It Really Takes to Escape Poverty People love a success story. They talk about grit and hard work like they’re magic words—as if getting out of poverty is just a matter of putting your head down and grinding. But they don’t talk about the nights you don’t eat so your kids can. They don’t talk about choosing between gas and electricity. Or the way poverty doesn’t just live in your bank account—it gets in your head, your habits, your self-worth.
By Codi Hamm8 months ago in BookClub
A Father’s Promise
Breaking the Cycle: Why My Children Will Never Question My Love I spent most of my life wondering if I would ever hear the words, “I’m proud of you.” Not from a stranger. Not from a mentor. From my father. The man whose harsh words and painful strikes carved deeper than any silence ever could. As a boy, I carried that question everywhere—into my work, my relationships, and my reflection in the mirror. Would I ever be enough?
By Codi Hamm8 months ago in Confessions