Healing from Childhood Trauma: A Letter to My Step-Father
By Survivor Hi I wanted to share this message I’m sending to my stepfather who perved on me throughout my teen years in hopes it will help others who might have experienced this confusing version of abuse. Hi I know it’s taken a while for me to talk about this and I do feel like […]
Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence: Is It Learned or Taught?
Is it learned or is it taught? My story starts with enduring domestic violence with my children’s father. I was too scared to leave and too dependent on him to risk going and creating a life on my own with three kids. I stayed for the fact that I wanted to give my children something […]
Surviving Domestic Violence and Assault: My Journey of Fear and Resilience
My now ex boyfriend and I were sitting down talking and we had some exchange of words and he followed me from the basement to the living room and I he just sat on the couch acting weird so I went outside and called 911 because I was scared and nothing even happened physically I […]
From Trauma to Triumph: My Journey of Healing and Resilience
There was a time in my life when I felt trapped in a cycle of abuse and manipulation. I was used and mistreated, and the weight of my trauma seemed unbearable. Each day felt like a struggle, and I often wondered if I would ever find a way out. But deep within me, there was […]
Escaping Domestic Abuse: A Mother’s Story of Survival and PTSD
I’m 29 years old my story starts off as meeting this guy online us dating he asked me to move in after 3 months of dating. I move in with him and that’s when the abuse starts he never let me shower or use the bathroom with the door closed I could never walk outside […]
Survivor of Domestic Violence: My Journey from Trauma to Freedom
I am a double survivor of domestic violence. When I was 19, I was fresh in the military, specifically the Marine Corps. As a woman who accomplished this, I felt so much pride and confidence every time I put on my uniform. I met a fellow Marine in my unit who used to woo me […]
