I'm a survivor of domestic abuse.
And believe me, that is almost as hard to type in black & white as it is to say out loud, or even whisper in the corners of my own battered heart.
I know first hand the fear, oppression, humiliation, and pain that thousands of people go through everyday. I understand that abuse doesn't always manifest itself in black eyes and broken bones. I've been spat on, publicly humiliated, and minutely controlled. Yet I am lucky enough to have come out the other side - but for so many women, children, teens and yes even men, my past is a seemingly endless present.
There is another side to life, and if you're suffering any kind of abuse (and if reading this puts a nervous knot in your stomach, you probably are) I want you to know there is hope, help, and a world out there ready to receive you.
Please click on the images below for more information/help/to show your support.
The Number
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The White Ribbon Campaign
{The world's largest effort by men to end men's violence against women}
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Speak Out
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Speak Out
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I Took The Pledge: Violence UnSilenced
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"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow.'"
-Mary Anne Radmacher
