Breaking the Cycle: A Survivor’s Journey Through Abuse by Rhonda W
I met my first abuser right out of the womb. It was my mother. And then I’m at my first daughter’s father, Lonnie. Who’s a narcissist and would take me out, you know, nowhere and beat the s*** out of me. He would then leave me there, only to come back and say he was […]
Escaping Dave: A Tale of Survival and Resilience by Clover Ann
It was autumn of 2013. The leaves had been falling, and blowing around in the wind. I was hanging out at the youth emergency services, a local charity that helps prevent youth from being homeless. I didn’t have a car, no job, I was homeless with no where to go. There was a guy there […]
“Breaking Free from a Traumatic Relationship: My Story of Survival” By Lulu M
I’m 32 and he is 31 I met this guy on Halloween night of 2021 a month after I recently broke up with my kid dad. He was working at the time at KFC. So that night I decided to go there to get food for my kid. I was amazed and how pleasant […]
“Surviving Domestic Violence: One Night That Changed Everything”
On the night of September 16, 2022 life changed. Again. He locked me in my bedroom and beat me more than I can remember. We weren’t arguing about anything from what I can remember and that still bothers me. I went through almost 10 minutes of beatings while everyone else just listened. Until they finally […]
“Surviving Abuse: Two Stories of Resilience and Justice”
It’s been about 12 years-I was abused by my coworker-he pulled me aside at work, raped me, strangled me, told me not to scream for anyone. No one believed me that such a nice guy would do that. He ended up slashing my tires, and I tried to kill myself. I went to my manager, […]
“Breaking Free from Abuse: My Story of Survival and Hope”
I wanted to tell my story. No one knows it has happened to me but I want to write this for someone who may be experiencing the same thing. I started a relationship 3 years ago and the first time I noticed violence was on a grocery trip. Seems simple enough, but we got into […]
