It wasn’t until twenty years later that Sandie shared her whole story when she confided in her high school boyfriend. Fortunately, he and her closest friends supported Sandie and they encouraged her to keep moving forward and continue telling her story. She also Reached out to RAINN and We Are HER.
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We talk a lot about intimate partner violence, and even though that can include family violence or dating violence, it can unfortunately make survivors who have experienced abuse by someone else feel excluded from the conversation.
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Teri is an advocate for survivors of domestic violence and coercive control on a mission to end gender-based violence. Teri is the host and producer of her show en(gender)ed, which is a podcast that discusses the culture of gender-based violence as well as other forms of oppression.
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Meet Nicole. Nicole is focused on helping victims of sexual violence with disabilities and their families to seek justice through her organization Voices of Change. She uses her personal experiences with the criminal justice system to help others in similar situations advocate for their justice.
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How many times have you watched a rom-com and thought, “omg I would love it if someone would do that for me”? But the reality is, it’s not so cute to have someone make a grand gesture of love irl.
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Abuse is a pattern of behaviors to gain and maintain power and control and this wheel shows the different actions that define abuse.
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Meet Michael. Michael is an advocate against sexual abuse on a mission to take back the power from his abuser. Michael writes, directs, and performs in his interactive play ‘Ask A Sex Abuse Survivor,’ where he tells his story of abuse and how he is able to heal from it.
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“Growing up, I was only ever warned about strangers in dark alleys or boys in frat house basements. So, when it did happen to me, I knew that it felt wrong but I didn’t think it could be considered sexual abuse because he was my boyfriend.”
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Remember Bella? She was episode 6 on season 1 of our podcast. In season 1, Bella shared her story and had just left her abuser. But after recording her episode, Bella had a lot more happen. She took legal measures to keep herself safe. Here's an update on what happened in 2019 after reporting her abuser to the police.
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Andy shares how intimate partner violence can even affect young children. She recounts how at only 13-years-old she endured an abusive relationship that ended up changing her perspective for future relationships in her adulthood.
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When she was 17 years old, Kayla found herself in her first relationship with the man who harmed her. And after enduring a life-changing attack, she now uses her voice to empower thousands of survivors through her organization Rise Above.
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Nicole is a fierce and protective mother of two who found out her son with special needs had been a victim of child sexual abuse. She’s discovering how hard the justice system is to navigate for victims of sexual violence with disabilities and using her knowledge to help others with her organization Voices of Change.
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Ali is a survivor of campus sexual assault. Like many survivors, she knew the man who harmed her. After college, she married a man who promised to never hurt her like that. But her new husband was no different. Here’s Ali’s powerful story of leaving her husband, healing from multiple traumas, and finding happiness.
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Her relationship escalated so quickly, that she wasn’t able to keep up. Every day, she fought an inner battle between the Chelsey she knew and the Chelsey who just wanted him to love her. Here’s how her own strength saved her life.
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Alex's abuser was an ER surgeon who was 20 years her senior. When they started dating, she quickly realized boundaries meant nothing to him. Here's her powerful account of how her life changed due to domestic violence.
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Stacie spent many good years with her late husband. As she recounts his gradual shift from loving father to the man who eventually harmed her and ended up dying by suicide, she reflects a lot on mental health and the power of healing.
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Emily said that our trauma is like one tapestry. We can pull out individual threads through healing, but they all touch and influence one another.
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Alisa is a child sexual abuse (CSA) survivor and founder of Healing Honestly. It comes at no surprise that she's really vulnerable about what healing has looked like for her from childhood until now. Find out how humor, setting boundaries, and safely disclosing her story have helped shape her healing journey.
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