Take your hand – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

So someone that pops into my life every other week asked me something interesting today. He said, “if I could be anywhere, where would I be” and while that seems…

The Grinch That Stole My Heart – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

I am more damaged than I am together. I have had more bad days than good. I have been let down more times by people than I can count but…

The Grinch That Stole My Heart – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

I am more damaged than I am together. I have had more bad days than good. I have been let down more times by people than I can count but…

Please Understand – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Please understand how long I’ve been carrying the weight of everyone else’s issues around for, I’ve had to take on so many burdens that I did not belong to me.…

When Everything Looks Fine On The Surface – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The inability to receive support from others is a trauma response. Your “I don’t need anyone” or “I’ll just do it myself” is a survival tactic. It’s needed to shield…

Just a man – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This one goes out to someone I always had a lot of respect for until today. Maybe you all get caught up in the hype, I don’t know. Nether you…

The Funding Crisis for Domestic Violence Shelters: A Call to Action

Domestic violence can take any form namely psychological abuse, forced intercourse, physical aggression as well as other controlling behaviors. The negative impacts of domestic violence can have physical, mental, and…

All that’s left is the sex

It’s a strange paradox when you consider how everyone around you is on this quest for happiness, yet going to great lengths to ensure they find misery and pain. Constant states…

Sound of Silence – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

I do not really know whether he will survives. I don’t know if I will in the end either. I think the only difference between back then and now was a moment…

Swan Dives and Making Love Like Friends Shouldn’t Do – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

I’ve done a fairly good job of fooling everyone into believing that I am a cold person. Some may even be under the impression that I simply don’t feel certain emotions…