CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago woman who was sex-trafficked and faced domestic violence has become a licensed therapist. She's trying to turn a traumatic past into a way to help others.

This weekend, Pamela Nicole Dukes is opening a wellness center at 81st Street and Western Avenue.

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It's called Awakening Aspiration Counseling and Wellness Center, and the name could mean so much to the people it will serve.

Putting together a set of lockers, Dukes is gearing up for the grand opening of her dream come true: a wellness center on the Southwest Side.

"It's important to know what your worth is, and it's difficult to know what that is if you've never, kind of had a light shined on it, or people have not been in a position to tell you what

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