Hello Dear Readers, I have a treat for you today, a poem from Karla, a domestic violence survivor. She also survived a decade of post-divorce legal abuse. She is a graduate student and hopes to become a professional writer one day. Here is her poem: ...
Laura Moseley, creator of DV Walking Wounded, tells her story of looking for help from her church for the abuse in her marriage. Sadly the church wasn’t helpful. She has not let her past stop her. She now helps others experiencing abuse.
Brenda J and Karen Wonder from Hanging Onto Hope Podcast interviewed Caroline Abbott, author of “A Journey to Healing After Emotional Abuse.”
Robert Wells, formerly of the Royal Military Police, was emotionally and physically abused by his girlfriend. This is his story.
Tia Payne describes her journey with abuse, realizing God loved her more than her marriage, to becoming a DV advocate and founder of Legacy31.
When we experience abuse, it affects every part of our life. It is possible to survive abuse and even thrive once we leave the abuser and find some healing.
Caroline shares her life story on Halfway There’s podcast. She talks about experiencing abuse, not being supported by the church, and bringing beauty from ashes.
The more I work with domestic violence survivors, the more I realize how many have been sexually abused as children. I am no longer shocked in my counseling sessions when someone begins sharing how their father, uncle, brother or cousin sexually abused them when they...
Many who are abused as adults were also abused as children - either emotionally, physically or sexually. The number of people who have experienced this is shocking and tragic. Getting past any of these is difficult, but I can't imagine anything worse than living with...
For six years I have been a domestic violence advocate, helping abuse victims and survivors. The vast majority have been women. Having very little experience with male victims, I have often wondered what their experience might be like. Recently, a blog I follow...
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