Inspiring and Supportive Leader Named Volunteer of the Month
By Emilie Trepanier “Maybe it sounds really cheesy, but I couldn’t do it without my team,” Amy Jasinski, the May Volunteer of the Month gushed about BTS volunteers. She added that finding someone reliable is really rare, and finding this rarity amongst her team has been personally gratifying. Amy, who has been volunteering with BTS […]
What to Expect from Therapy
By Emilie Trepanier So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and do that thing everyone keeps saying is necessary for your well-being: Go to therapy. First, I want to be sappy and tell you I’m proud of you, and I admire your strength. Realizing therapy is your next step may not have been easy and […]
Empowerment Through Self-Defense
By Rebecca Lynn The word self-defense is often defined by stereotypes and myths. To a domestic violence survivor, it may bring to mind the movie Enough. Jennifer Lopez transforms from a defenseless victim into a lean, mean killing machine. She seeks revenge against her abuser and in the end, gets it. Like most movies, she […]
Survivor Story: Devine Faith
By Jamey Sheesley Devine Kelly grew up in a home with domestic violence. Her brother was abusive to his girlfriend and Devine heard the screams and the punches. She saw his girlfriend run out of her brother’s room with a bloody face. It was then that she knew that she did not want to be […]
Social Media Director Named Volunteer of the Month
By Jenn Rockefeller Visionary. Hardworking. Creative. Inspirational. These are just some of the words that Break The Silence Against Domestic Violence founder Kristen Faith used to describe our April Volunteer of the Month. Brian Nguyen, the Social Media Director, joined BTSADV about three years ago and, as Kristen explained, “paved the way for what our […]
Survivor Story: Rosie’s Triumphant Happy Ending
By Jill Crowner Rosie Love had her first encounters with abuse at an early age. In the second grade, she was continually chased down on the playground by a boy who she thought to be her friend. He would isolate her on the far side of the playground, pin her to a chain-link fence and […]
