Finding Peace After Endless Beatings
By Survivor Brittany **The following is written by a survivor of domestic violence and abuse. Names have been changed to protect all involved.** I met my ex about 6 months after I had my first born son. He was everything I had ever wanted in a partner, or so he seemed in the beginning. Building […]
Sexual Abuse to Trap Me
By Survivor Lynn **The following is written by a survivor of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and abuse. Names have been changed to protect all involved.** At the age of 20, I was introduced to an older man whom I eventually started dating. We had only been dating for several months when he used reproductive coercion […]
What Is Run4Her and Why Should You Sign Up?
By Hanna Embry Break the silence against domestic violence does a lot of fundraising, and Run4Her is one of our biggest events. This not only helps survivors of domestic violence, but it also makes our outreach programs reach so much further. So, what is Run4Her? Why does it matter? Who does it help? Run4Her is […]
Leaving an Abuser while Pregnant and the Financial Impacts
By Hanna Embry The financial impact, and overall impact of leaving your abuser can be incredibly overwhelming. Especially when you’re pregnant, or have a newborn. Financial abuse, or economic abuse is when one partner, typically in an intimate partner, has control and power over the relationship’s finances. When the abuser takes away the partner’s means […]
I Never Thought I Would Be Free From DV
**The following is written by a survivor of domestic violence (DV) and abuse. Names have been changed to protect all involved.** By Survivor Chloe I was 15 when I got into my DV relationship. Just 15 years old. Love Bombing I always thought “It wont happen to me” until it did. The relationship moved very […]
Terrified and Trembling, I Fought Against My Abuser
By Survivor Taylor **The following is written by a survivor of domestic violence and abuse who’s tale of her terrified escape may be too graphic for some. Names have been changed to protect all involved.** Strangled…. I laid there, not knowing what to do. If I should move. “Will he finish the job?” I ask […]