Jessica’s Story – 12 Suicide Attempts After Abuse

TweetI recently received the most amazing story of struggle and survival of a woman who has faced abuse and I would like to share the abbreviated version here. My name is Jess. I am 29 years old. I suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. I overdosed 12 times my last two being the worse. I [...]

Cyberbully

TweetOn Sunday evening, July 17th, 2011, the movie “Cyberbully” will premiere on the ABC Family network (scheduled to air at 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. PDT) and I believe that it is a “must see” for every person who is a user of social media.  This movie is addressing the growing problem of digital bullying [...]

What I Think About the Casey Anthony Trial

TweetLike all of the other people with whom I have spoken, I was shocked by the verdicts in the Casey Anthony trial.  Two jurors, one regular and one alternate, have spoken out about the decision.  The regular juror indicated that they could not convict because the cause of death had not been proven.  The alternate [...]

Domestic Abuse and Substance Abuse

TweetAs I read more and more stories about domestic abuse and talk to more and more people who are domestic abuse survivors or currently living in an abusive situation, I have found a common factor in all of them and that is that the abuser also abuses one or more substances.  Now, I am not [...]

Domestic Abuse Can End in Death

TweetEveryone’s story of abuse is as individual as the people involved.  However, when I read a story this week titled “Domestic Abuse Can End in Death”, I found a number of similarities to my own past and I wanted to share that story by Alexis Bechman with you.  For some reason, those who are not [...]

Mother’s Day & Domestic Violence

TweetAs I thought about Mother’s Day today after having read several more stories about women who have been killed as the final outcome of domestic abuse, I can’t help but wonder how many women have been taken away from their children since last Mother’s Day.  My mother passed away a few years ago but I [...]

Facing The Barrels Of A Shotgun

TweetI have long tried to explain to others what it is like to be in a domestic violence situation and why it is so hard to get out.  I have tried to figure out how we get ourselves into such situations in the first place.  And I have always emphasized how important it is to [...]

Understanding Domestic Abuse

TweetI just read a short story (under 100 words) about a 40 year-old woman who shot and killed her 51 year-old boyfriend on Friday evening.  She is being held in police custody while the incident is being investigated as a homicide-domestic violence incident.  The story also indicated that a 13 year-old may have witnessed the [...]

Domestic Violence Victim Gets Jailed for Lying About Beating

TweetIn one of the most horrible miscarriages of justice that I have ever heard, a woman was sentenced to 365 days in jail for lying about being beaten by her boyfriend.  The full story is attached for your own reading and thoughts.  To make a long story short, a tape of an interview with the [...]

My Perspective on Valentine’s Day

TweetAccording to Wikipedia, Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope [...]

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