Domestic violence is NOT a family matter. It is everyone’s business.
This week I got inspired because I have seen a few friends share their personal stories about domestic violence or intimate partner violence and I thought 'wow, that took them a huge amount of courage to share'. I wanted to share another story of someone who experiences intimate partner violence. This is something I did while I was on the radio over in Germany for October's Domestic Violence Awareness month. It's really wild to see people's reactions to these stories because sometimes people think 'whoa that really happened?'. It's much more common than you realize. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) shares statistics on who experiences this type of violence. You can actually visit their website at https://ncadv.org/statistics to check the stats in your state specifically. Let's check these stats real quick: ⤗ On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. ⤗ 1...