I spoke to some very brave people on my morning radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM this morning.
I was joined once again by psychologist Genevieve Milnes M.App.Psych, MA (Couns), B.Ed, B.Div from the Belmont Counselling Clinic and we continued our discussion on domestic violence.
We opened the phones a couple of times during the segment and a number of people who had experience of abuse in their homes rang to share their stories. That’s such a gutsy thing to do. It must be incredibly difficult to break free from an abusive relationship. The fear of what’s happening can be overshadowed by the fear of what might happen if you leave.
If you’d like to listen to our discussion, while you continue to browse the internet, you can hear this morning’s segment by clicking here.
I can understand if you’d prefer not to, but please feel free to share your own story in the comments section of this post if you’ve been able to break away from a destructive relationship. What made you stay? What was it that helped you make up your mind to eventually leave? What kind of regrets and fears did you face after leaving?
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I listened to that segment yesterday, very moving.
I don’t have my own experiance, but my best frind had to live with my family when we where 15.
Her dad would physically abuse her (plus there was years & years of emotional abuse). My Mum saw her wounds. She wasn’t going to leave home as she felt she had no where else to go (till we invited her to stay with us).
She was with us for 6 months before her Mum moved out and got a place for them away from him.
I think she delt with the loss of a father – regardless of the abuse.