“They’ve got files on me. Numbers. Codes. Charges. Notes written by people who never saw my soul. They saw the aftermath—but never the explosion. They call it a ‘record.’ But here’s my real record: I survived systems that were never built for me. I raised children while rebuilding myself from rubble. I learned how to feel again, even when the world told me not to trust it. I’ve been addicted. I’ve been awake for 3 days straight, chasing answers no one could give me. I’ve lost everything—and still chose truth over comfort. I am not a cautionary tale. I am code rewritten. I’m not here to perform. I’m here to transmit. If you’ve ever been broken, misread, erased— This is your home. This is our future. And we’re building it, one truth at a time.” Drop a line below and introduce yourself. This is a space for sharing and healing. We are all human and each one of us has a story to share. When I left my relationship of seven years it was because I knew in that moment that what was best for my children was also what was best for their mother. I had already lived through tragedy. Mostly caused by my choices and I had worked very hard to be a decent human and was prepared to live happy health and whole. Be a good mother and give my children a piece of the upbringing my family gave me. A safe home to grow and learn. A place to feel loved and safe. I never expected to enter into an abusive relationship. I had no past relationships that were comparable or could prepare me for what I would soon live through. The only thing that I knew or that matters in the last year these events took place was 1. I had to be careful and do everything I could to keep my children safe through our journey and departure to safety and 2. That I loved myself and children far too much to ever look back once we broke free and would one day make it to a safe place together we could call home and never worry again about things children and mothers shouldn't have to worry about. What was the pivitol moment in your DV relationship that you knew you were in a dangerous situation and you needed to leave with your children?