“Bolstering Safeguarding: Protecting Domestic Abuse Survivors During the Holiday Season”
By Tara Woodlee The holiday season often shimmers with warmth and joy, a time for celebration and togetherness. However, amid the festive cheer, there exists a poignant reality—one that sheds light on the heightened vulnerability of domestic abuse survivors during this time of the year. As the world adorns itself with twinkling lights and merry […]
“Every Child Should Want to Go Home”

As a child, I remember being so excited for any break from school. Whether it was athree day weekend or two months during the summer, I couldn’t have been happier to see mymom be first in the pickup line on the last day of school. I figured everyone felt that way, butwhen I became a […]
“Silent Tears: Unmasking Hidden Abuse” Poem

Is it you? Is it me? Is it the woman sitting in the church pew next to you or me? Could it be her or you He’s hitting Yelling at Abusing? Is it some other woman we don’t see? I know it wasn’t just me Getting abused daily There are so many others out there […]
Escaping a Nightmare: My Journey from Abuse to Freedom by Miranda P

I met him in 2015. I was still trying to heal from a relationship where I was cheated on constantly and that had destroyed my mental health. He knew this and promised he would help my healing. He would never do anything to hurt me. I believed him. I was foolish. It started out with […]
Surviving Domestic Abuse: My Journey to Healing and Recovering

I thought my dream had come true in 1990 when I remarried. It turned out to be a fight for my life & for me.I am still alive after getting away from the abuse, but it still lives on in my psyche.No one can understand the footprint the beatings leave on the victim’s soul; even […]
“Surviving Abuse and Legal Battles: My Struggle for Custody and Safety”

I can’t. I’ve lost my battle , as a human woman by extreme violence Plained to me. I was threat 17 years ago I will be destroyed as a woman made to look unfit. Forced mental brain harm shocking forced disable to a wheel chair. Made to look unfit and destroyed as a woman and […]