I'm excited to announce my next 2023 convention guest appearance is at @grandecon1 in Grande Prairie, AB Canada July 14-16, 2023! I'm looking forward to returning to Canada and seeing you all! Grande Con is a wonderful con that fundraises for @odyssey_house , a non-profit organization and registered charity. They provide safety, security, and support for women and their children who are victims of domestic violence, are in crisis, or are in need of a housing alternative. #npo #latina #domesticviolenceawareness #domesticviolence #bodypositive #alberta #womensupportingwomen #grandeprairie #cosplayofcolor #cosplay #fyp #fypシ #latinacreators #nonprofit https://www.instagram.com/p/CoWC3LZryuV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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safehalton “If you can't be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have... escaped."
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#domesticviolenceawareness #vaw #HALTON #SAFE #unwomen #orangetheworld #16daysofactivism #selflove #leavenoonebehind
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when i look in the mirror
i never trust what i see
having trouble realizing me
told what to do, what to feel
where do i begin to find what is real
i said no, “you mean yes”
i guess
not so sure anymore
an uneven score
wanting more
do i deserve such
i feel i have been missing much
caught in a web of lies
unheard for years, my many cries
chains stay the course
do you think he feels remorse
overactive emotions
dysfunctional neurotransmitters
i’m not a quitter
not even bitter
i just need to know
how do i go
from here to there
care
self-distrust
do i matter much
it’s not a crutch
i’m struck
by a twist of fate
stalemate
maybe
someone help me
figure this out
untwist my brain
serotonin lost
my mood the cost
depressed
on a quest
to find my true mind
real emotions
presynaptic collapse
my body reacts
self-harm
moving to my arm
sound the alarm
imperfections now found
on my body’s sacred ground
tell me the truth
show me what to do
is this true
as tears drop
shocked
mediating tension
hand is wrenching
stainless steel
again appeals
to the theory of
invalidation
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Domestic Violence Suspect Gets Arrested!
The arrest underscored the crucial role of law enforcement in addressing domestic violence. Officers received specialized training to handle such cases with sensitivity and diligence. Collaborations with social services and mental health professionals strengthened the response to ensure comprehensive care for both victims and perpetrators. Read more...
#Domestic Violence Suspect
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An apology without change is manipulation…. As a survivor of #domesticviolence this quote rings all too true. But if I can escape, you can too! . #domesticviolenceawareness #shotoniphone #abusedoesnthavetobephysical (at Ducheneaux Quarter Horses) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkMyLb3sF4t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Emerging from the fog
I am starting to recognise the person in the mirror looking back at me. She looks so damn familiar to me these days... Like someone I knew long ago.... But she is also so very different.
She has scars that are new and discreetly obvious & she wears them so proudly.
She is me and I am her.
We vowed we would never meet.
'Who I was' NEVER wanted to know 'who I became'...... And 'who I became' was too scared, embarrassed & far too ashamed to admit she ever knew 'who I was'.
And now, here we are.....
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/04/05/domestic-abuse-language/
This article is spot-on when it comes to describing the mindset of abuse victims and the reasons why they don’t turn on their abuser when someone else reaches out to try to help. The helper has to prove that they are stronger and more capable than the abuser-otherwise what you’re asking is for the victim to abandon the mindset that keeps them safe…for what seems like added danger. The abuse is a trap. If you can’t get them out of the trap safely and show them a chance at a truly better life, they’ll choose the cage every damn time. It sounds crazy to people who haven’t been there, but I promise you that most of you would do the same thing in their position. Abuse is more psychological than anything. You have to think differently in order to survive it, and becoming healthier means leaving that safety net behind. No one who is being terrorized already will readily choose something that could add extra vulnerability. To help them, you have to make them feel safe and you have to give them control over their path to safety. Otherwise you’re just asking them to defy the person who hurts them the most and suffer more consequences for doing so, while trying to trust that you won’t become the next abuser they have to placate.
From the article:
“[The abuse victims] said it was their fault because saying they were at fault was sometimes the easiest way to avoid another explosion, and avoiding another explosion was the goal of every minute and every day. They said it was their fault because they were trying to save their own lives. And they said they were at fault because sometimes it was easier to genuinely believe they were at fault. To believe they had some control over what was happening. The alternative, that there was nothing they could do or say to fix this terrible cycle — the alternative was somehow worse.”
“We are having different kinds of conversations about domestic violence now than we used to have. We are realizing the questions we used to ask — why did you stay, why didn’t you tell anyone, did you do something to make your partner mad — were simplistic questions, checkerboard questions, when abuse victims are always playing a life-or-death game of Risk.”
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When you find out October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, & You’re Also A Spooky Babe. 💜👻 @emiliecavallari.nails makes my whole life better, always. I’m forever grateful for her. ✨ #manicure #gelmanicure #octobernails #purplenails #ghosts #nailart #handpaintednailart #glitternails #chromenails #domesticviolenceawareness #dvam #every1knowssome1 #enddomesticviolence #purplefordomesticviolence #nofilter #girlswithtattoos #fingertattoo #hope https://www.instagram.com/p/CjTpsujv-ZD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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⚠️ WARNING ⚠️
This illustration may have some disturbing or sensitive material, viewer discretion is advised
Inktober day 18: Scrape
It starts with yelling...moves on to pushes and shoves....then the scrapes and bruises ruins your skin......they said they loved you though....right?
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#domesticviolenceawareness #domesticviolencesurvivor #stopdomesticviolence #enddomesticviolence #domesticviolenceawarenessmonth #saynotodomesticviolence #domesticviolencesurvivors #againstdomesticviolence #notodomesticviolence #domesticviolenceprevention #domesticviolencemonth #octoberisdomesticviolenceawarenessmonth #nomoredomesticviolence #domesticviolenceisreal #domesticviolencesupport #nationaldomesticviolenceawarenessmonth #nodomesticviolence #healingfromdomesticviolence #domesticviolencerecovery #speakoutagainstdomesticviolence #antidomesticviolence #breakthesilenceagainstdomesticviolence #isurviveddomesticviolence https://www.instagram.com/p/CjaZPhZrYjDYy2dMM--wI7pUJSWakIHdBcgJEs0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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@tannersorchard #domesticviolenceawareness #domesticviolencesurvivor #tannersorchard #dandydonutslushie #appleciderdonuts #applepulledporknachos (at Tanners Orchard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjMq87tN9q8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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safehalton Say it louder for the people in the back 🗣🗣
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#safe #vaw #halton #domesticviolence #domesticviolenceawareness #oakville #burlington #georgetown #acton #intimidation #abuse #endvaw
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could you hit me
just once, leave a mark
split my sides
for the world to see
rather than fighting my mind
i succumb to the blind sides
of pain & agony
PLEASE
push me against the wall
make me fall, bleed
you invalidated me long ago
sowing seeds of insignificance
punch my clock
leave me to rot
confused by lies
i’d like to see you cry
innate emotional intelligence
this dance has broken my defense
i don’t know what to believe
about me
emotionally lost
my cost
tossed
minimized
killing my confidence
constantly paying penance
drained
soul raining
draining
“stop being so emotional”
my backbone no longer breaks with
stones thrown
knock me out, cold
tired of the toll
unheard, discounted
pressure mounted
nailed to the cross
you say you’re the boss
i now carry my weight
in an altered state
splintered
wintered
hit me, it’s all good
leave me like you should
bleeding
i won’t beg for my life
PLEASE
at least then
i have a chance
leave me for dead
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“Telling a person she shouldn't feel the way she does feel
is akin to telling water it shouldn't be wet,
grass it shouldn't be green, or rocks they shouldn't be hard.
Each person's feelings are real.
Whether we like or understand someone's feelings, they are still real.
Rejecting feelings is rejecting reality;
it is to fight nature and may be called a crime against nature,
"psychological murder" or "soul murder."
Considering that trying to fight feelings,
rather than accept them, is trying to fight all of nature,
you can see why it is so frustrating, draining and futile.”
~ S. Hein ~
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🌴🍹📞🏵️🌺✨
My phone rings.
Meh on bed:
What do you want⁉
She:
I hope to find
my stuffs just
as i left them
at your place.
Oh! You mean your broken shite?
Don't worry,
i'm a girl with
good taste.
I PREFER IT
ALL NEEEW❗
I cut the call, and try to throw my phone in a bean bag. But it ends up bursting several times on the floor while my dogs watch.
Meh:
It's whatevs.
One of my
gurls sitting
on a chair:
You're not even
that attached to
material stuffs
on that way❓
I KNOOOW❗
But that's how
she makes me
look because
she gets me out
of my nerves❕
I've had enough,
i'm going to go
for a walk and
get a bit of air
over a mountain road.
And if i hear a car
skidding or see it
approaching me
out of the corner
of my eye,
i run, later that
they fall from the
cliff, then explode!
AND IF YOU
READ THIS
OUT OF YOUR
RIDICULOUS
FICS WE'RE
EVEN BEACHES❗
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Hate; feel intense dislike for.
A word we were all told was too strong, too cruel. Our family members hoping we’d listen and discard that word from our vocabulary.
Truth is, I never did. That word has stuck with me. One person is at fault for that. Your striking hands, striking words is what kept that word sitting at the back of my brain each day.
The way you looked at me, the way you had little to no sympathy as I cried and asked you to love me.
You told me you did, because I was your family. Then I heard this saying that a person that loves you, would never hurt you on purpose.
A person that loves you, wouldn’t give you trauma that would never end.
Instead, they would pick you up when you had fallen rather than laughing in your face. They wouldn’t raise their voice, nor their hand to you. But you did, so how can you love me?
How can you look me in the eyes and lie?
I’m not sorry when I say that I hate you, because I hate you with every fibre of my being. Never have I ever, wished bad on anyone, except you.
-murda
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Arrest of Domestic Violence Suspect!
Following reports of domestic violence, law enforcement authorities have successfully apprehended a suspect. The arrest comes after thorough investigation and diligent efforts by police to address the issue of domestic abuse. The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed, is currently in custody pending further legal proceedings. This arrest underscores the commitment of law enforcement agencies to combat domestic violence and ensure the safety and well-being of all individuals within the community. Read More...
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