I wish every child who has witnessed domestic violence in their homes could hear this. “It is not your fault.” I wish every woman who has experienced domestic violence in their homes could hear this. “It is not your fault.” The most important thing I have ever learned from my fifty hours of training [...]
What is a healthy relationship? As I look back on my childhood, I feel blessed to have grown up with loving parents who raised my brother and sister and I in a healthy, safe environment. I don’t remember ever feeling fear in my home growing up; I never remember hearing arguing or experiencing violence in [...]
Imagine a child going through domestic violence in their homes. The father frequently yells at the mothers, calls her stupid, throws books at her across the room. He has kicked her legs before, pulled her arms, and grabbed her hair and pulled her. He has threatened his own life and threatened hers, told her [...]
After going through more than forty hours of domestic violence training to become an advocate, I still was not able to see that I was in an abusive relationship. I had watched movies and documentaries and listened to countless talks about the signs of an abusive relationship and the warning flags of an unhealthy relationship. [...]
Our first blog post from new Blog Correspondent Laura Sandall! Hope. The hope that someday it will get better. The hope that someday it will change. The hope for a better future: for your children, for yourself, for your family. That no matter how bad it may be right now in your life, the hope [...]
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- The message we shared on Dr. Phil – a message to the children and to adults who were these children
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