Break Your Silence

From Victim to Victor: My 10-Year Journey of Surviving and Overcoming Domestic Abuse

I was a victim of domestic abuse for 10 years from the age of 24 years old to 34 years old. I got in this relationship by being disobedient to my parents and pastor at that time. My abuser controlled every movement in my life. I was beaten every day because things he didn’t like. I was not allowed to have a key to my own house, I had to eat what he said to eat but he ate the best. This happened for 10 years until I made the decision to finally leave. Now I make it my mission to help others to go from being victims to victors by sharing my story and writing books telling others they can be free as well. By survivor

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Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence (BTSADV) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence beyond crisis. BTSADV focuses on long-term healing through financial assistance programs, scholarships, survivor retreats, advocacy initiatives, and a national support line. The organization works to amplify survivor voices, raise awareness about coercive control and systemic failures, and help break generational cycles of abuse through education, outreach, and community engagement.

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Domestic Violence Isn’t All That I Am

By Survivor Daphne **The following is written by a survivor of domestic violence and abuse. Descriptions and details may be too graphic for some. Names have been changed to protect all involved.** I’m a domestic violence survivor. I met and married a man at the age of 17 because I...