{"id":11998,"date":"2020-07-29T21:50:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T04:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/btsadv.wpengine.com\/?p=11998"},"modified":"2020-07-29T21:50:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T04:50:43","slug":"new-board-member-ms-megan-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakthesilencedv.org\/?p=11998","title":{"rendered":"New Board Member: Ms. Megan Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Jamey Sheesley<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome, Break The Silence Against Domestics violence new Board Member, Ms. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megan Lee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I first met Megan in March at the BTSADV <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/breakthesilencedv.org\/retreat\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Survivor Sisters Retreat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. She came to the retreat with her beautiful dogs to offer support and guidance for participants. During the emotional part of the retreat, both the dogs and Megan provided support for us. All three of them did an excellent job. From personal experience, she is a calm and helpful presence, and I am so happy I had the opportunity to meet her at the retreat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megan also has her own story of becoming a warrior. Both she and a friend were in abusive relationships at the same time. Their husbands were friends, and neither Megan nor her friend realized they were being abused. Megan was able to reconnect with this friend on Facebook and they shared their stories. They had a lot in common and have remained connected through social media. Her friend works for a domestic violence program in Tennessee and sent Megan a link to BTSADV, which is how she discovered our organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megan is one of the most amazing people I know. Before joining our board, she also became a foster mom. Her family decided to become a foster family, so at first, she had to turn down the board member role because she did not have any time. However, the more board members she met, the more they all wanted her to join. Lucky for us, she is joining us now that she has more time. She is the perfect addition to this group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She will be attending the Survivor Sister\u2019s Retreat in August, this time as a participant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Megan is excited to go through the entire program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megan hopes to help BTSADV grow even as an organization, and she wants to refine some of the areas that we are already working in. She also hopes <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to explore new areas as they come up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I highly suggest reaching out to Megan; she is a very calming and intelligent person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, there is help. You can visit the Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence website at www.breakthesilencedv.org or chat with one of our helpline advocates at 855-287-1777.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">========<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Share Your Story<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sharing our stories can be incredibly empowering while also helping others connect with survivors who have similar experiences. If you are inspired to share your story with us, submit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/breakthesilencedv.org\/break-your-silence\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You can choose to remain anonymous.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can also donate to BTSADV <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/breakthesilencedv.org\/donate\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[348],"tags":[118,162,30,263,66,31],"class_list":["post-11998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-board-members","tag-btsadv","tag-forever-bts","tag-jamey-sheesley","tag-meet-our-team","tag-stand-with-bts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Board Member: Ms. Megan Lee - Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakthesilencedv.org\/?p=11998\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Board Member: Ms. Megan Lee - 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