Certified Trauma-Informed Life coach for victims of domestic violence tells her own personal story of leaving an abusive relationship. Building a strong support system and finding safe ways to fight back are two of the most significant methods to surviving and recuperating from abuse.
Growing up I was trained to think that relationship abuse was purely physical. This way of thinking that I and so many other young people have come to know has led unhealthy relationship behaviors go unrecognized and tolerated simply because we were not given the tools to identify them.
I'm talking about first love — that distinct sensation of butterflies fluttering in your stomach and the pounding in your chest that takes over your entire body.
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