Litlte Words Project Founder Turned Pain Into Power

When Adriana Carrig was a middle school student growing up in Essex County in the early 2000s, the bullying began. She didn’t fit in with the other girls. Her mother, trying to keep her grounded in “a sea of Juicy Couture,” bought her daughter’s clothes at downscale retailers like Kmart and Bradlees and didn’t let her shave her legs, Carrig says. 

“I looked different,” she…