1 in 4 women experience severe physical violence from an intimate partner at some point in their lifetimes.
Over 15 million children witness violence in their homes each year.
24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States – more than 12 million women and men over the course of a year.
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As we age, everyone has a question that makes them wince and remember. A question on an intake form, or that strangers unexpectedly throw at you that you’d prefer not to answer. For me, it’s “where did you go to college?” It was Freshman year. My world was as big as my appetite – minimal and […]
#PowerfulWomenProfile features strong, powerful women that inspire. Rachel Brathen, better known as yoga_girl on Instagram is a force to be reckoned with. Take POWERFUL and INSPIRING mix it together with humble and down to earth and you have this Swedish Native that currently resides in Aruba. Yoga_girl is the Yoncé of the yoga world… there is […]
#SurvivorStories are stories sent in by survivors affected by abuse in the hopes that individuals will get a sense of community and know that their stories hold value and ring true to so many, and for readers to understand the impact of Domestic Violence and that it touches us all. The story below was sent […]
