My Story – Constance

For two long and harrowing years, my life was a never-ending cycle of torment and pain. Each day brought with it a new wave of nightmares and an overwhelming sense of paranoia that consumed me whenever I dared to open my eyes. It all started innocently enough. A chance encounter, like the calm before the […]

My Story – Lyla

I got out, but not after he broke my eyesocket in 4 places, and not after he zip tied me and and kicked my skull on, and not after he chased me down and beat me in public, I got out after I finally had a plan. He left one morning and I snuck to […]

My Story – Amanda

“I’m Breaking My Silence” to help others heal and hopefully to advocate for domestic violence laws to be reformed. Big warning this could cause triggers. My story is a little different because 75% of our abuse was mental. When it was physical he was really good at not leaving bruises where they couldn’t be covered. […]

My Victim Statement to the Court

Victim Statement letter addresing the court. On July 17, 2020, the night I was giving birth to my son that Carlos and I have together, the doctor asked me to give the name of the person that I would want to make life or death decisions on my behalf. Without a doubt, I gave Carlos […]

My Story – Hannah

I was a brand new 18 year old. I moved in with a boy that was everything I thought I could’ve ever wanted. At first everything was perfect. I had moved an hour away from my family and I was working 2 jobs. Suddenly i was getting home to late and he was accusing me […]

My Story – mariah

We met back in 2016, young and naive only 19. Not many people talk about the violence in the lgbtq community so i was completely unprepared for the 3 year nightmare i endured. it started with verbal/emotional abuse then slowly but surely got to the point of it being physical. physical in a sense of […]