My story – Jacqueline F
After my first marriage getting married at 17, having 2 children with a mentally unstable, bipolar extremely violent husband who punched me, kicked me down stairs, locked me outside in the snow, threaten to kill me and my children. I vowed to Never be with anyone violent or abusive again! Just to turn around and […]
My story – Amber T
My name is Amber Termine. I was with my abuser for 8 and a half years. It started amazing he was great my daughter from a previous relationship was 5 months old at the time. He would buy diapers bring me flowers whenever he got the chance. He also had a daughter from a previous […]
My story – Tammie J
Hello, my name is Tammie, and I am a paralegal/Victim Advocate for West TN Legal Services. I am here to talk to you today about domestic violence. I received an Associates of Applied Science from Kaplan University in 2007. I was a bankruptcy paralegal for over 20 years and in 2020 I decided to make […]
Kristin G
Trigger Warning This story may contain descriptions of physical and sexual violence that some survivors may find particularly upsetting. Please consider your triggers and well-being before reading past this point. × Dismiss alert I thought if I could just show him the love he never received as a child he’d see my worth. Never happened. […]
My story – JoAnna P
A Letter to My Trauma By: JoAnna Plath Dear Trauma, I want to resent you. I want to drown you in the tears from the never-ending tragic memories. I know what you do, I know how you like it. For you, my mind has spent almost four decades in a continual heartbreaking design. You wait. […]
My story – Laytona C
Thank you for letting me share my story….Yes I’m a victim and also a Survivor of Domestic Violence… I thank God that I am still here on this earth to share my story with women that there is a better life after Domestic Violence. I was with this man that was supposed to protect and […]