by Anonymous Survivor | May 23, 2021 | Domestic Violence, Leaving, Popular Culture
Hi, it’s Sunshine again. It has been quite a while since my first post on Should I Stay or Should I Go? went up. I ended that post with this word: Codependence. It’s Embarrassing. And frightening and a lot of other hard, negative “ing” words. I...
by Anonymous Survivor | May 4, 2021 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
Hi, I’m Sunshine. I have struggled for a couple of decades with “Should I stay or should I go?” I was a client of Reach Out Speak Out and then I wasn’t. This is my story, which I tell in hopes that potential donors and the public at large might...
by Eileen Gorski | Apr 26, 2021 | Domestic Violence
A Different Point of View: I became involved in Reach Out Speak Out because I know firsthand the long-lasting effects of domestic violence. I am the male spouse of a domestic violence survivor. I say male spouse as a matter of context only as I am certainly aware...
by Eileen Gorski | Apr 23, 2021 | Domestic Violence, Fundraising, Volunteering
Our family has always been a charitable family. I was taught at a young age no matter what you think someone always has it worse than you. Just read the paper or watch the news each day. Violence, diseases, and sickness make up most of what we see and read. There...
by Eileen Gorski | Apr 14, 2021 | Domestic Violence
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SEE WARNING SIGNS AGAINST YOUR DAUGHTER? Being the victim of domestic violence makes you very sensitive to the warning signs that others might not see. As a mother, seeing the warning signs against your daughter makes the hair on the back of...
by Eileen Gorski | Apr 5, 2021 | Domestic Violence, Fundraising
Getting Involved I began getting involved in Reach Out Speak Out about five or six years ago. Full disclosure Jan, the founder, is my cousin. Unfortunately like many others it was close to my heart having been the victim of domestic violence myself. Thankfully,...
