The Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten is a decorated NFL tight end: a 10-time Pro-Bowl player who statistically is among the game’s greats. His toughness stems from a childhood filled with domestic abuse.
From the very beginning my real dad told me he loved me, but left. He may have loved me, but I don’t know. Then a step dad came in, and said he loved me and my mom, but would also tell me to not tell. It started with fondling...
My brothers and I were separated. When we came back together in our parents home it wasn’t any better. There was still a lot of abuse going on, so I moved back out the spring semester my senior year.
Carrie prostituted herself for drugs. As a registered nurse, educated and articulate, she never expected to go so low.
I was sixteen when I got pregnant, at the end of my ninth grade year. I met Cory who ended up being my daughter’s father. I quit hanging out with all my friends on the cheer leading team, and started hanging out with his frie...
"I started cutting and looking for relationships at a very, very young age. I was cyber bullied to the point where I tried to commit suicide. All the while I was going to church and coming to our youth group and I was putting...
My name is Dr. Nikki Velasco. I am an Assistant Professor of Research Methods and Statistics. I was raised by a single mom, not from the United States, who has been married many times and has some sad patterns when it comes t...
I was the sixth of seven children. I was molested from the time I was two or three years old until I was six or seven.
God loves you and he cares about you; and he wants the best for you. You find freedom in his love through surrendering to him.