by vivian | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog, Relationships, Self Love
Dear Awesome Homicide Detective, Sir or Madam, I applaud you. Not only for the work you do helping domestic violence victims and their families. But for your open letter urging people to speak out, as preventable domestic violence deaths...
by vivian | May 29, 2017 | Relationships, Self Love
How to go from Victim to Survivor like me. I look back at this photo and see a pretty young girl. I can’t believe how insecure I was then. How I believed I deserved it when I became a victim of domestic violence. After my ex almost killed me, I ran for my life....
by vivian | May 22, 2017 | Blog, Relationships, Self Love
This is a love story. My love story. This photo of me was taken 31 years ago. In the years leading up to it, I had left a man who had almost killed me. I was a young, single mother. I was happy to be free from violence and content to be on my own with my...
by vivian | May 17, 2017 | Blog, Relationships, Self Love
I needed chaos and drama. But being still healed me. Do you know people who run around like chickens (or chooks if you’re an Aussie) with their heads cut off? The woman who volunteers for everything and acts like a martyr about it? The...
by vivian | May 9, 2017 | Blog, Relationships, Self Love, Viv's Mantras
How do you forgive your abuser? I was asked this recently by a woman who is a survivor of domestic violence. She too is free and turning her life around, but still struggles to forgive her ex. It’s a good question. How did I forgive the man who...
by vivian | May 2, 2017 | Relationships, Self Love
I can’t stop thinking about the boy. The one who was abused in front of me recently. I am still shocked by what happened to him in front me. My husband and I were having a quiet, relaxing dinner at one of our favourite spots. ...
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