"1 in 4 women in the US will experience severe domestic abuse in their lifetime.
the #1 reason they stay in the relationship: they can't afford to leave.
the impacts of that abuse will cost a female survivor $103k on average." @PassiSonya of @freefromorg
the #1 reason they stay in the relationship: they can't afford to leave.
the impacts of that abuse will cost a female survivor $103k on average." @PassiSonya of @freefromorg
this talk resonated so much. thrilled @freefromorg got a #EqualityCantWait grant to scale their groundbreaking work!
there’s shame/pain in talking about what i went thru, but i'll say one thing with 100% certainty: we need more support for survivors healing from financial abuse.
there’s shame/pain in talking about what i went thru, but i'll say one thing with 100% certainty: we need more support for survivors healing from financial abuse.
my story: after years of trying, i finally broke free of a dark situation.
the impetus: out of the blue, a friend who knew wrote me a check for $10k: "treat it as a loan. but don't let $/logistics be the reason you stay.”
i never cashed the check. but i realized he was right.
the impetus: out of the blue, a friend who knew wrote me a check for $10k: "treat it as a loan. but don't let $/logistics be the reason you stay.”
i never cashed the check. but i realized he was right.
leaving was so liberating. i could feel myself coming alive again after a long grim winter.
but the thrill soon vanished. to my shock, i only had $237 to my name, despite being the primary breadwinner. and i was left a huge mess—theft, bad entanglements, you name it—to clean up.
but the thrill soon vanished. to my shock, i only had $237 to my name, despite being the primary breadwinner. and i was left a huge mess—theft, bad entanglements, you name it—to clean up.
imagine having to clean up your abuser's misdeeds while trying to heal & come home to yourself.
it was retraumatizing & hindered my progress. i didn't know who to turn to. i felt alone & overwhelmed. years later, i'm still working thru the consequences emotionally & financially.
it was retraumatizing & hindered my progress. i didn't know who to turn to. i felt alone & overwhelmed. years later, i'm still working thru the consequences emotionally & financially.
intimate partner violence x financial abuse is
a gender justice issue
a racial justice issue
an economic justice issue
a queer justice issue
an immigrant justice issue
full of gratitude for @freefromorg @ChaynHQ @safehorizon and other amazing groups fighting this fight 💛🌱💥
a gender justice issue
a racial justice issue
an economic justice issue
a queer justice issue
an immigrant justice issue
full of gratitude for @freefromorg @ChaynHQ @safehorizon and other amazing groups fighting this fight 💛🌱💥
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