Domestic Violence

Karla Brada Mendez thought that she was getting a second chance on life when she started going to AA meetings. But instead she met Eric Allen Earle, an AA old-timer …

She called me because I was serving as her victim advocate: His family is mad at me and now I’m so confused. “He is trying to change but sometimes he …

“If his change requires your suffering to prove it, it isn’t change — it’s another performance.” — WeSurviveAbuse.com Somehow, we allowed ourselves to believe that when a man says he’s …

A man “changes”. Why do we women receive this as our “marching orders”? Do men do this? NO. They treat our changes and transformations as our personal issues. They barely …

👁️ See It Clearly Watch who people protect — and who they hurt. Watch who they challenge — and who they stay silent around. Women. Children. The elderly. Minorities. These …

Abuse is confusing. It’s not constant — it shifts. Abusive people are not abusive all the time. That’s what makes it so complicated. When they’re not being cruel, you share …

This is one of the most common — and most heartbreaking — questions Survivors ask. And it deserves a clear, loving, truthful answer. Yes. Coercion is assault. Let’s talk about …

It is possible — and necessary — for people to be respected, valued, and protected by law without being granted unconditional access to you. Respect does not mean erasure. Rights …

When we talk about violence, we rarely talk about what the financial costs. Not just the broken bones or the heartbreak — but the billions of dollars society pays every …

You are sending forth aspiring leaders who have no history of standing against violence, no record of defending women or children, no evidence of compassion, protection, or justice — and …