Non-Fatal Strangulation Survivor – Tell Your Story – Raise Awareness – Domestic Violence Strangulation
One of the greatest tragedies of violence isn’t what it does to the person who is attacked. It’s what it does to the children who have to grow up around it. Children don’t need to be the direct victim of violence to be deeply affected by it. Simply witnessing violence, living in a home where […]
MoreThey say journaling is a great way to heal. In 2016, I found myself writing things I never imagined I’d live through. Every entry was a lifeline—a sacred, gritty, and sometimes disorienting thread holding me together. September 7, 2016 “Realizing that our house is filled with stress again after our conversation with the city prosecutor…” […]
MoreI am a survivor of non-fatal strangulation. I am one of many. In fact, the number is staggering. Nearly 68% of women who experience intimate partner violence report being strangled by their partner. That doesn’t account for women like me—whose abuser wasn’t a partner, but still found a way to weaponize power, control, and silence. My injuries […]
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