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Recounting a true tale of survival is often difficult because life does not provide a clear story arc. Instead, it is filled with unexpected turns, and often one battle is followed by another. Yet, these stories of continuous battles are rarely told because they are rarely given a voice.
After recounting her harrowing, true tale of leaving not one but two abusive relationships, the reader gets an up-close look at what happens in the aftermath of abusive marriages. It is here, after the physical ...more
After recounting her harrowing, true tale of leaving not one but two abusive relationships, the reader gets an up-close look at what happens in the aftermath of abusive marriages. It is here, after the physical ...more
I have worked as a lawyer representing victims of domestic violence in the past, and have friends who have been through this trauma, so nothing in this book was necessarily new to me. However, it cannot be stressed enough how important this subject is. Women (and some men) suffer years, decades, lifetimes, in abusive relationships, because they are so broken down by their partner and do not have faith in the justice system that is supposed to be there to help them. It is a very common social pro
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I don't know if most people know that writing is a healing agent. Thank you Lori for taking us on a journey that was a huge part of your healing process.
Abuse in any form is hard. I congratulate Lori on gathering the strength to write such a ministering story. She made it out of a couple of relationships that could have broken her, but guess what... God said NOT SO!
A true mother is every sense of the word. Not just the one that bore those girls, but she loved them so much that she stood for th ...more
Abuse in any form is hard. I congratulate Lori on gathering the strength to write such a ministering story. She made it out of a couple of relationships that could have broken her, but guess what... God said NOT SO!
A true mother is every sense of the word. Not just the one that bore those girls, but she loved them so much that she stood for th ...more
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