Survivor Story: My Abuser Absconded with My Daughter and Threatened to Keep Her Unless I Dropped Charges
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I met my husband while I was still an undergraduate in college studying sociology. He was my professor, 20 years my senior, and a tenured faculty member in the Psychology Department. When I realized he was hitting on me, I remember being simply awed by the fact that a professor would […]
Survivor Story: My Abuser and His Mother Are Trying to Prevent Me from Contacting My Son
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I’m a 29-year-old married mother of three. When I was 14, I fell in love – or so I thought. My relationship with my oldest son’s father who was 18 at the time started out great. We laughed, played around, and talked all night, and we were ALWAYS together. My father […]
Survivor Story: My Abuser Isolated Me from Everything I Knew by Moving Me to Another Country
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I met my abuser back in the Philippines in May 2006. I was introduced by his niece who is also my friend while he was on vacation. He was a very charming, nice guy with a great sense of humor. He was in a relationship at that time, so I didn’t […]
Single Parent Life
By Chyna Snell The journey of parenthood: it is a road in life that comes with its own roses and thorns. No two paths look the same, nor is comparison appropriate when it comes to the diverse families that exist in today’s world. To be a single parent in the past meant facing unfair judgment, […]
Survivor Story: My Abuser Isolated Me and Ruined Relationships with My Friends
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I was in an emotionally, verbally, physically, and mentally abusive relationship for about four to five years. We met while we were both away at college. At first, while I was there, I was happy and having the time of my life with my roommates. However, both of my roommates were […]
Bouncing Back from Low Self-Esteem
By Jamey Sheesley We all struggle with low self-esteem at some point in our lives, but coming out of an abusive relationship can send that self-esteem to the lowest you may ever face. All you heard for months or years were the degrading comments from your abuser. It is time to change that because your […]
