![]() ![]() ‘Turn the other cheek’, ‘Forgive and forget’, ‘Don't antagonise him’, ‘Keep the peace'. ‘Be nice’ to the boy who hurts you in class, and grabs your body without your permission. ![]() Just be ‘nice’ to the family member who treats you and your loved ones like crap. Just be NICE….This was one of the MAIN statements that kept me feeling too guilty to set and enforce boundaries with people who used my empathy and ‘niceness’ or agreeability against me. Written by Helen Johnson, Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate and Vice President of Empowered and Beautiful, Domestic Violence Support Network in the United States, it explains some of the most fundamental issues and experiences of Domestic Violence and unfortunately examples of abuse that are not in anyway unique, in fact they are textbook examples that those of us advocating for DV survivors have heard over and over too many times. The following article contains a ‘Trigger Warning’ for survivors of emotional and sexual abuse and emotional abuse by proxy. You can read Helens story here Joi’s story can be found in this issue Both Joi and Helen have kindly written and shared their stories of survival which I’ve published in past issues. Along with Helen Johnson an avid activist on breaking the silence on domestic violence, also a survivor, they have provided daily support, words of wisdom and most importantly education on recognising and surviving abuse. Started by Joi Partain a domestic violence advocate who herself survived a horrific life threatening attack by her then boyfriend. Lily Online Magazine has been a community partner with Empowered and Beautiful, a domestic violence support network for many years. ![]()
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