Survivor Story: Abuse Was Just “A Part of Life”
Submitted by: Dawn, Survivor Survivors of child abuse and childhood domestic violence are at higher risk of being abused in romantic relationships as teens and adults. The presence of any abuse in the home conditions them to view abuse in personal relationships as normal, even acceptable. Survivor Dawn shares with us how the normalization of […]
Survivor Story: My Experience Surviving Teen Dating Violence Drives Me to Help Others
Written by: Christine Miller It has been years since my abusive relationship ended – 17 years to be exact. I was still a teenager when my high school boyfriend and I officially parted ways as we headed to different colleges. But it was not the storybook young lover saga I had so desperately craved as […]
What is Your Promise?
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Survivor Story: We All Share Responsibility to Help Teens Affected by Abuse
Written by: Christine Miller It is not uncommon for survivors to exit an abusive relationship and be unable to come to terms with the trauma they experienced. For some of us, the desire to put it behind us and move forward with our life might lead us to convince ourselves that what happened to us […]
