Surviving 15 Years of Domestic Abuse: My Fight for Freedom and My Children”
I was in a 15 year relationship with my ex and we share two children together. During our relstionship, my ex would verbally, emotionally and mentally abuse me, and there were times when he would physically abuse and he threatened to kill me on several occasions. I left a few times but would go […]
Survivor’s Journey: From Abuse Survivor to Advocate
I want to share my story in hopes that it will help some other victim. I met this man on a dating site. We met and started dating, we dated for about 7 months when he asks me to marry him. I will admit I had fallen in love with him, he was a very […]
“From Abuse to Freedom: My Journey to Healing and Self-Love”
I believed I was in love. I convinced myself that our constant arguments and reconciliations meant we were destined for marriage and a happily ever after. I thought our satisfying physical connection and his attraction to me ensured a lasting relationship. At 21, I endured a year-long relationship with him, believing he was the one because he was only […]
A Reflection on a Past Relationship and Recognizing Domestic Violence”
Steve – nice guy met on a dating site I dated about 10 years ago.. I just realised how to describe how he treated me. It’s called DV. We date for an intense couple of months or so… Catching up as much as we could. Everyone who met him thought he was wonderful. He even […]
Speaking Truth to Power: My Battle Against Workplace Abuse
I was friends with him for six months, we met at work. He would walk me home at night to make sure I got home safe, we went to the gym together, went on runs together. Then he started treating me like shit because he wanted to become a manager. I told him that I […]
Breaking the Silence: Living with a Partner with PMDD
It took about 8 years after our first born to realize my wife was in a cycle. Throughout the humps of marriage that are typical, various reactions have taken place to things that have seemingly similar levels of stress. It started to became apparent, however, that the cycles were there once I realized that the […]
