I Escaped, So You Can Too – Christy Mayfield

I often hear a big misconception when I listen to people talking about victims of domestic violence.  They often assume these women as “insecure” and they falsely believe that the reason women are in an abusive relationship is because they have “low...

Women who have lived the abuse are often considered “broken” or assumed to have “baggage.”  On the contrary, they are often some of the strongest women you will meet.  They are street smart and they have learned how to survive.  They have learned how...

As I sat in the backyard reading, once again I noticed the cat sitting quietly a few feet away from me, just watching me in silence.  Over the past month she began  appearing in my backyard. For the past week or two I find her sitting next to my backyard...

A single experience in life does not define “who” we are.  What makes us “who” we are is the whole of all our experiences, not just a part.  Our job doesn’t define us, where we live doesn’t define us, a trauma that we experienced, or a bad choice that...