Running from Domestic Violence
As someone who grew up in an abusive household, I was always told that I was lazy. It was an attack that was leveled against me throughout my childhood, and into my teenage years. Well, when I was running (and this is true) over eleven miles per-day in the first ten months of 2018, I was proving to myself that I wasn’t lazy.
Marital Rape: When Violation is at the Hands of Your Intimate Partner
The night that was the last time I ever had sex with him was the night that haunts me to this day. He called me and sweetly asked if he could see the kids. He wanted “family time,” including playing a board game together. He said we could have dinner and a drink. Unfortunately, he talked me into it as my “mom guilt” and loneliness overtook logic.
Dating After Domestic Violence: The Rainbow After the Storm
Honesty is another key to a healthy relationship after domestic violence. You don’t have to open the first date with your history of abuse, but eventually, if the person seems like someone you could see a future with, it’s important to share your journey with them.
Off The Field
Allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault among high-profile athletes are nothing new. From Kobe Bryant to Ben Roethlisberger to O.J. Simpson, the laundry list of names has grown too numerous to count. While it is tempting to blame the activities, athletics themselves, for rewarding aggression and physically overwhelming an adversary, that is too simplistic […]
Navigating the COVID Holiday Season as a DV Survivor
Understanding the correlation between DV and the holidays, and how COVID-19 further complicates everything this year.
Domestic Violence in Unexpected Places
When “heroes” become the perpetrators of abuse, there is a double-edged sword of action without consequence that makes situations like these especially dangerous for victims of domestic violence.
