Sound of Silence – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

I do not really know whether he will survives. I don’t know if I will in the end either. I think the only difference between back then and now was a moment…

Swan Dives and Making Love Like Friends Shouldn’t Do – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

I’ve done a fairly good job of fooling everyone into believing that I am a cold person. Some may even be under the impression that I simply don’t feel certain emotions…

Turns out my ‘universe’ and I might share the same sense of humour – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Quite a few years ago now I realised that even though my experience has cost me the last 7 years with my son, that in fact I got exactly what…

This one is for you – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This one goes out to someone I used to know and someone I will unfortunately have in my life forever. I say that but I wouldn’t change you because it…

Hard times create strong men – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

It’s interesting to me how so many people seem to believe that the human race is the most hard done by in 2024.   The strangest part is most of them…

Everything that goes up – DIARIES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The truth is you hate the life you chose for yourself, you are not a victim, not at all. You are incapable of facing the fact that you’ve wasted your…

Planned Giving at Haven Hills

The Planned Giving Insights within this blog are provided through the generosity of our board member, Valerie J. Bowman, CPWA®, CAP®.   Ms. Bowman is not compensated for these writings and,…

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Domestic violence can take any form namely psychological abuse, forced intercourse, physical aggression as well as other controlling behaviors. The negative impacts of domestic violence can have physical, mental, and…

AVDA CEO Maisha Colter featured in “Houston Lawyer”

“Celebrating Local Women Attorneys and Their Impact as Changemakers,” Houston Lawyer, January/February 2022 See article Source link

Separate But Happy – I confused loneliness with love, but I recognized abuse.

Illustration by Asiah Ajibabi When I met Rene, I don’t know what I saw in him because physically he wasn’t too handsome. I think it was his character, his aggressiveness,…