Speaking Truth to Power: My Battle Against Workplace Abuse
I was friends with him for six months, we met at work. He would walk me home at night to make sure I got home safe, we went to the gym together, went on runs together. Then he started treating me like shit because he wanted to become a manager. I told him that I […]
Breaking the Silence: Living with a Partner with PMDD
It took about 8 years after our first born to realize my wife was in a cycle. Throughout the humps of marriage that are typical, various reactions have taken place to things that have seemingly similar levels of stress. It started to became apparent, however, that the cycles were there once I realized that the […]
Erica: A Survivor’s Journey Through Domestic Violence
Hello, my name is Erica and I am a domestic violence survivor. I first experienced domestic violence in my teens. I grew up on the west side of Chicago. Both my mom and dad were addicted to drugs and I guess you can say that I was looking for love in all the wrong places. […]
“Silent No More: My Narrow Escape from a Dangerous Live-In Relationship”
I’ve been silent for 4 years. My story isn’t as awful as some but it still changed my life and could have killed me. And the sad thing is he got away completely scot-free. Which is ironic because his name is Scott. I was living in a live-in relationship and we had been together for […]