October 26th, 2011 Reading the story of another survivor’s “long road from surviving to thriving” can help survivors at the begging of such a road find strength and faith. Reading the same story can help those who have never been victims understand that the hardest part is often not leaving but all that comes after one has left. [...]
June 24th, 2011 For some children who live with domestic violence school becomes a place of peace and safety. Yenthl and her mother Maria escaped domestic violence but then lived for two year staying in shelters or living in their minivan. Despite the challenges of domestic violence and spending the last year and a half of high school [...]
June 22nd, 2011 Now through June 30th, 2011, women ages 18 to 34 are invited to apply for a chance to have a documentary made of their domestic violence story. Mary Kay Cosmetics is partnering with celebrities, actress JoAnna Garcia Swisher the first to be announced, to help aspiring filmmakers, create documentaries to help fight against the number one [...]
June 11th, 2011 Susan Bird-Winbun lost her infant twins to domestic violence. Savannah and Tyler Yates where killed by their father, David Yates, after she left him because he was abusive to her. Bird-Winbun says she is “speaking out is to save people from living with the blame that I carry on myself. I am speaking so people [...]
June 3rd, 2011 Christy Martin is a tough woman. That is not just a subjective opinion but also a fact. She is a boxer with a record of 49 victories and only five losses. Christy Martin is also a survivor of domestic abuse, which culminated in attempted murder by her husband when she tried to leave. Her story [...]