The beginning of the end
"Not only is leaving an abusive relationship hard, sometimes seemingly impossible, it is dangerous. At the time of leaving, and in the days, weeks or months after, the victim is...
I got flowers today
By Danielle Davis
A letter to her
Dear friend, I’m sorry. I’m sorry I made you sad. I’m sorry reading my story hurt you. I’m sorry you were able to relate to it. I’m sorry you saw...
The Addicted Abuser
Addiction. It’s like a cancer. It eats away at its victim. It takes over their life. An addict’s life is solitary. Isolated. Lonely. They lead an entirely selfish existence. Their...
The most powerful love of all
Why did you have children with him? Good question. One that I have been asked so many times. A question I’ve ‘attempted’ to answer. If it was that bad, he...
Hearts and Flowers
From the outside it looked like I was the luckiest girl in the world. I drove a beautiful expensive car, had two homes, one in the UK and another abroad,...
A Child’s Innocence
Something so often over looked is how domestic violence affects everyone else other than the victim. The victim’s parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, even subsequent partners and their...
Silenced suffering
4.6 million women in England and Wales have experienced domestic abuse. One incident of domestic violence is reported to the police every minute. On average two women are killed every...
The Master of Deception
My two little girls dance around in front of me full of smiles and optimism. ‘I want to be a ballet dancer when I grow up!’ the littlest one tells...
Finding the strength to leave
Imagine a completed jigsaw puzzle. All the pieces where they should be, the picture complete. This is how I used to see my life when I was with him, like a...
Questions…so many questions!
To any of you that are struggling to make sense of your situation, whether you are still with your abuser or have managed to escape, I highly recommend the Lundy...
The truth behind the smile
“But you always seemed so happy!” ‘She never said anything…?’ ‘You were always here there and everywhere, always off on holiday, seemed to have so much fun…and the...
The Mistake
‘…As the man is the head, she is the crown…she was not made out of his head to dominate, or be over him, or out of his feet to be...
A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND FEAR
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