My Story Erikah Ojaniemi, Survivor
I’d like to share my story with everyone. Let me start off here, my name is Erikah, I’m 28 years old and domestic violence ultimately ruined the rest of my life. And it all started when I met my children’s father in February 2006 when I was 15 years old. A couple of months before […]
10 Years Later: The Joe Paterno Saga
As a survivor, we normally assume that most people think like us. Maybe they have not experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse, but you assume that they still find these things as abhorrent as you find them. It was disheartening to hear these people bend over backwards to defend a cover-up of sexual assault towards children.
My Survivor Story
Over 70% of domestic violence murders happen after the victim has ended the relationship, after she is gotten out. Because then the abuser has nothing left to lose. Other outcomes include long-term stalking, even after the abuser has remarried.
Pope Francis Tells Survivor He Can See Her Dignity
Italy’s Domestic Violence Problem Recent comments made by Pope Francis towards a survivor of domestic violence have helped to shine a light on the epidemic of abuse in Italy. This has been a rising trend in the country for a number of years. An article in “Italics Magazine” back in September of 2018 was already […]
Lonely at the Holidays: When Life is Far From the Hallmark Channel Movie
It seems as though every cheesy holiday movie has the exact same plot. Two attractive, yet hesitant, people meet. One is usually from a big city, and the other is from a small town. You know the second that they meet that they will end up together; however, there’s always some kind of conflict that […]
Being An Ally Over the Holidays
Last week, in the blog “The Holidays and Domestic Violence,” we saw some numbers that suggestion abuse calls to shelters and law enforcement actually lessen in the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Obviously, with the prevalence of victims not wanting to or being able to report domestic violence, this does not mean that […]
