Erica: A Survivor’s Journey Through Domestic Violence
Hello, my name is Erica and I am a domestic violence survivor. I first experienced domestic violence in my teens. I grew up on the west side of Chicago. Both my mom and dad were addicted to drugs and I guess you can say that I was looking for love in all the wrong places. […]
“Silent No More: My Narrow Escape from a Dangerous Live-In Relationship”
I’ve been silent for 4 years. My story isn’t as awful as some but it still changed my life and could have killed me. And the sad thing is he got away completely scot-free. Which is ironic because his name is Scott. I was living in a live-in relationship and we had been together for […]
Reclaiming Myself: Escaping Toxicity and Embracing Freedom.
i ’ve been free for almost a year now… with the best boyfriend ever… with a puppy with him. The past 2-3 years before that were absolutely hell for me. A man took me over and took away WHO I WAS. and who i am today honestly. i’m not the same person i was before […]
No one should go through this.
At the age of sixteen I went through something, no one that age should go through. This is what caused me to go from a smart, caring, outgoing, and all around happy girl, to a girl who barely wanted to get out of bed, stopped going to classes, started failing every class, and was getting […]
A Letter to My Rapist: From a Survivor”
A Letter to my Rapist; From a survivor… Every year, the month of April is dedicated to those who survived sexual assault, domestic abuse and rape. One month is given to the survivors; a so-called safe place to raise awareness and speak our truth. Now to you, this mere month might not mean a lot, […]
“From Trauma to Tragedy: A Journey of Resilience and Loss”
My story began at the age of seven when the babysitter stared to abuse me, it then went on to me being brutally taped at the age of 14 years of age, i was so unhappy at home and my mum was going out all the time and sleeping with different men. I dont know […]
