Case Study
Abuse
“I was married for 6 years before I began thinking about getting divorced,” shares Chris of Washington, DC. “I think she was both relieved and devastated when I finally asked for it. I actually think she was preparing to do the same thing and preferred to do it on herread more
Case Study
Abuse
October 2020: My name is Brandy. I am 42 years old. My history of abuse is a long and complicated one. I was the victim of domestic violence from multiple partners for most of my adult life, beginning at age 18. My last incident of domestic violence occurred at age 32.read more
Case Study
Abuse
Kate Ranta survived being shot by her abusive ex-husband; her then 4-year-old son witnessed it. In the years since, she has become a vocal advocate determined to put an end to domestic violence. She is the Board Chair for Survivors Lead and is a member of the NCADV Speakers Bureau. Kateread more
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Abuse
A Note from Hope: As I began crafting the October 2020 issue of my women’s magazine, InkandescentWomen.com, to honor National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, filmmaker Tracy Schott — founder of Voices4Change and the director and producer of the documentary Finding Jenn’s Voice — introduced me to several of the survivors featured inread more
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Abuse
A Note from Hope, author, Why Divorce: It is an honor to share the tale of survival by Lisa Dowers, who suffered from Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) seven years ago. She is one of the courageous featured women featured in “Finding Jenn’s Voice,” a documentary by Tracy Schott. “Stories like Lisa’s are essentialread more
Case Study
Abuse
Married for a decade before divorcing after 20 years of marriage, Hilary says she finally left because “my husband was verbally abusive. We fought all of the time. He didn’t think things were that bad between us and initially resisted. Then he became even more verbally abusive as the separation began.” Sheread more