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I Don’t Want My Daughters To Share These Scars of Abuse

Kids, Motherhood
April 5, 2021
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By Jasmine Davis

I Don’t Want My Daughters To Share These Scars of Abuse

Trigger warning: This post discusses domestic violence Long after my husband fell asleep, I lay in bed crying as quietly…

Domestic Violence Awareness Starts With Me

Living
November 5, 2020
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By Jenni Brennan

Domestic Violence Awareness Starts With Me

As I sat at my desk during my 10-minute break between grief therapy clients, I opened my Facebook app to…

Netflix Documentary About the Murder of Shanann Watts Brings Attention To Domestic Violence

Living
October 8, 2020
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By Jenny Rapson

Netflix Documentary About the Murder of Shanann Watts Brings Attention To Domestic Violence

I am an avowed true crime junkie and I am not ashamed to say it. Give me all the true…

Living
March 18, 2020
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6 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

From the Other Side of Survival

Note: This post discusses domestic violence For years if you stood on my perfectly manicured front lawn, you’d have seen…

Don’t Ask “How Did You Let This Happen?” Just Ask How You Can Help

Living
February 24, 2020
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By Her View From Home

Don’t Ask “How Did You Let This Happen?” Just Ask How You Can Help

I was a single mom when I met my husband, and my daughter and I fell head over heels. Within…

Silence Fuels Domestic Violence—So I’m Speaking Up

Living
February 7, 2020
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By Erika Bradley

Silence Fuels Domestic Violence—So I’m Speaking Up

I often refer to that season of my life as walking through unspeakable pain. But it wasn't until recently I…

How Can You Love an Abusive Man? I Did—Until I Decided to Choose Myself.

Health, Journal, Relationships
September 26, 2018
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By Her View From Home

How Can You Love an Abusive Man? I Did—Until I Decided to Choose Myself.

He walked over to the table I was sitting at with some friends and casually, yet confidently, pulled up a…

Dear Friend, You Deserve More Than the Abuse You Keep Returning To With Him

Journal, Relationships
September 2, 2018
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By Her View From Home

Dear Friend, You Deserve More Than the Abuse You Keep Returning To With Him

The phone rang at 3 o'clock in the morning. Your name was on my screen. And I didn't answer the…

Grief, Mental Health, Relationships
October 26, 2017
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By Sharon Kennedy

Learn to Recognize Your Abuser

Since October is domestic violence awareness month, I thought I would share my story. Most people who know me personally…

It Takes a Village: A Community Rallies Together to Help Three Children After Tragedy

Death of a Parent, Grief, Suicide
August 6, 2017
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By Karen Johnson

It Takes a Village: A Community Rallies Together to Help Three Children After Tragedy

It's been six days. Yet it still seems unreal. Impossible. Unimaginable. But it is the reality for a Kansas City…

Journal, Relationships
November 20, 2015
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6 Minute Read

By Krystal Kleidon

What I Want To Teach My Son About Women

I’m raising my son to be a man. A man who respects both men and women. A man who knows…