What to Expect from Therapy
By Emilie Trepanier So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and do that thing everyone keeps saying is necessary for your well-being: Go to therapy. First, I want to be sappy and tell you I’m proud of you, and I admire your strength. Realizing therapy is your next step may not have been easy and […]
Empowerment Through Self-Defense
By Rebecca Lynn The word self-defense is often defined by stereotypes and myths. To a domestic violence survivor, it may bring to mind the movie Enough. Jennifer Lopez transforms from a defenseless victim into a lean, mean killing machine. She seeks revenge against her abuser and in the end, gets it. Like most movies, she […]
Survivor Story: Devine Faith
By Jamey Sheesley Devine Kelly grew up in a home with domestic violence. Her brother was abusive to his girlfriend and Devine heard the screams and the punches. She saw his girlfriend run out of her brother’s room with a bloody face. It was then that she knew that she did not want to be […]
Domestic Violence: The Biggest Issue Facing Women
By Sunny Lim One of the biggest threats to women internationally and domestically isn’t in a combat zone nor an operating room. The biggest issue is inside homes–domestic violence. Last year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released a booklet about a global study regarding statistics about women and girls who were killed […]
A Letter to the Woman Trapped in a Toxic Relationship
By Chyna Snell It’s a time of solemnity. We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of your dearly beloved vision. The one of a better tomorrow that never seems to come. That persistent mirage, ever present on the horizon of this dry desert land that you have walked for far too long in […]
Breaking the Generational Curse
By Sunny Lim Within domestic violence, there’s a term known as intergenerational or transgenerational violence. These terms indicate violence involving and affecting several generations within families. Intergenerational violence occurs when abuse passes through the family, starting from the older generation–parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents–to the younger generation–children. Abuse tends to be a learned behavior. In the […]
