Physical & Emotional Abuse Support Group
Abuse is a general term for the treatment of someone that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) that is unlawful or wrongful. No one deserves abuse, period. Abuse can be emotional, physical, or sexual.
I try, if I'm able, to do something special on October first, to kick-off Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Today, having survived my encounter with the medical system, I taped a public access TV program.
It had its challenges, since I'm just coming back to center, the producer barely got me my required arrival time, in time ----- and just as I began speaking, the nearby firehouse began blasting out an emergency signal for its volunteer department to get themselves to the scene of a fire.
So, it may not be my best "performance." But being glamorous isn't my objective. Getting the word out about emotional abuse and the services of Healing Emotionally Abused Lives, is.
I think, after we got past the call to the fire (and isn't that what I'm doing, after all?), we all got our sea legs under us and produced a pretty good half hour.
Every day, in every county and borrough in the U.S. and beyond, a story of violence hits the media. For every story we hear, there are ninety-nine we don't.
For every tale of horror that leaves the citizens of the world shaking our collective heads are a thousand tales of bloodless tragedy that no one hears. These are the stories of lives like ours, women, men and children who cry silently into our pillows, in the moon-less night. These are the stories of cruel words used to lacerate spirits and souls, or of the cruel silence of loving words purposefully withheld.
These are our stories.
These are our lives.
These are our tales to tell.
These are our words to voice.
These are our voices, to help end violence, in our own lives, the lives of our children and the lives of our children's children.
These are our times.
Our time is now.
Today, having survived my encounter with the medical system, I taped a public access TV program.
It had its challenges, since I'm just coming back to center, the producer barely got me my required arrival time, in time ----- and just as I began speaking, the nearby firehouse began blasting out an emergency signal for its volunteer department to get themselves to the scene of a fire.
So, it may not be my best "performance." But being glamorous isn't my objective. Getting the word out about emotional abuse and the services of Healing Emotionally Abused Lives, is.
I think, after we got past the call to the fire (and isn't that what I'm doing, after all?), we all got our sea legs under us and produced a pretty good half hour.
Every day, in every county and borrough in the U.S. and beyond, a story of violence hits the media. For every story we hear, there are ninety-nine we don't.
For every tale of horror that leaves the citizens of the world shaking our collective heads are a thousand tales of bloodless tragedy that no one hears. These are the stories of lives like ours, women, men and children who cry silently into our pillows, in the moon-less night. These are the stories of cruel words used to lacerate spirits and souls, or of the cruel silence of loving words purposefully withheld.
These are our stories.
These are our lives.
These are our tales to tell.
These are our words to voice.
These are our voices, to help end violence, in our own lives, the lives of our children and the lives of our children's children.
These are our times.
Our time is now.
Hugs, Karen
I only wish the justice system & even many shelter systems were more supportive.
What can we do to help our local shelters, police & justice system be more empathetic and supportive?
Be visible.
Be vocal.
If it's safe for you, be a proud survivor and talk, talk, talk.
Talk to the media.
Stand up for services.
Talk about emotional abuse. People understand bloody injuries. They don't understand emotional injuries. Stand for your sisters and brothers. Talk about how profoundly it hurts and how long it lasts.
Insist that the media don't trivialize family violence by referreing to it as: a domestic "DISPUTE," as if it were about two people having a heated discussion when it was an ATTACK, an ASSAULT!!!!!!!!
Make sure your local coalitions against domestic violence understand the severity of emotional abuse, and that all abuse is connected, and that abuse occurs to fragile, older adults and that it occurs in same-gender relationships and that it occurs in the workplace and that it can happen to men as well as women and that all abuse is connected.
Most of all, love yourself and spread respect wherever you go.
Be the CHANGE.
Be, be, BE the CHANGE.
We appreciate you mission and wisdom. thanks for all that you do to bring awareness in P&E Abuse.