There Goes My Hero: Sins of a DV Father
While we tend to focus on the survivors of domestic violence, we also need toremember the aftereffects of a child who witnesses their parents going through it. That’sthe worst, but what makes it the worst is who was involved, not meaning just the onephysically or verbally abused, but the kid (and I will use “kid”, […]
Survivor’s Story: Escaping Domestic Violence and Finding Strength.
I met him a couple months after I turned 18. I was in a relationship at the time, and he was just my coworker. My boyfriend at the time cheated on me so we broke up. Zach was there to comfort me after we broke up. He was the sweetest most caring guy there […]
Surviving Domestic Abuse: Overcoming Domestic Violence and Legal Battles
I’ll start by saying that in telling my story, I never thought in a million years that I would be a victim of Domestic violence and its taken a lot of will power and strength to type and still come to the realization that I am a survivor I was 29 when I met my […]
Surviving Domestic Abuse / Part 1: A Love That Swept Me Off My Feet – My Journey of Heartbreak and Resilience
Once upon a time, in a world where dreams and reality often blur, I met someone who seemed to be the perfect match for my soul. He came into my life like a whirlwind, sweeping me off my feet and making me believe in a kind of love I had never known before. It felt […]
French Woman’s Surviving Domestic Abuse: Heartbreaking Story of Love and Deception in America.
Hello,I don’t know how to start that story, or if anyone will read it, but by putting words on a tablet screen, maybe will help to face my demons. I am a 59 years old French woman who met this American citizen man 5 years ago. I never really fit in France, my home […]
Understanding Male Victims of Domestic Abuse: Challenging Social Stigmas.
What does it look like when our physically strongest individuals experience trauma atthe hands of an abuser? What standards do we have to operate by when the victim ofdomestic violence is nearly three hundred pounds, and the perpetrator is only half ofthat body weight? The questions worth answering consist of how men feel before,during, and […]
