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Healing Survivors Through Retreats

By Tina O’Reilly Break the Silence holds two retreats each year for individuals impacted by domestic violence. The Survivor Sister Retreat is for women who have survived domestic violence and are healing. It’s vital for you to have left all unhealthy relationships behind and be welcoming to the opinions of others. We’re a diverse group and […]

How to Talk To Your Parents About Being Abused

By  Jenn Rockefeller Being a teenager is hard enough as it is. When abusive relationships are added into a teen’s already confusing world, things can get even more complicated. If you’re a teen and you think you’re in an abusive relationship, a bunch of questions could be racing through your mind. Do you tell anyone? […]

A Mother’s Nightmare: Jourdon’s Story Part 1

By Sunny Lim Jourdon Bryant met Richard Sherrets late summer of 2015. After the first meeting, the Ocala couple’s relationship developed quickly. Soon after, the relationship escalated to violence toward Jourdon. The National Domestic Violence Hotline reported that 24.3 percent of women and 13.8 percent of men ages 18 and older in the United States […]

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