Domestic Violence & How I Survived Bridget Jackson

You have finally found some peace you have started to live your life how you want to. Then you realize without your tribe or community of family and friends there is no way you would have made it out.

From victim to survivor to now thriver. You have survived and going through therapy and going to classes and doing the shadow work and self-care treatment. these are the things that have helped heal you and now you have been educated and learned all the vocabulary and terms with the abuse. You have a true tool kit known when dealing with narcissistic and abusive people and their behaviors. You have gotten really good at spotting toxic behavior and even cutting some people out of your life. Now is when you can THRIVE in life. This is when we discover the meaning and purpose of the suffering. Time to spread our wings and FLY!

You have left your abuser, now what do I do? This is intensive and scary time for you and your family. You are in true survival mode, like never before. The more you are able to understand what your next steps should be the more you will be able to ensure the safety of you and your family.

Now that you left your abuser the mental and physical toll is astronomical. Knowing what steps to take will give you a bit of a leg up from those who did not know where or how to turn once they left. The court systems are a scary place, but you must utilize the courts to get truly free from your abuser. Please be kind to yourself, take time to find your happy place once again.

Reactionary abuse is when the abuse victim has endured so much abuse, they simply have an innate reaction to it. This is I am mad as hell, and I am not going to take it anymore. Being locked in a cage with no way out and the abuser is your only form of freedom and that always comes at a cost. This is to shed some light on the real aspect of how abusers will manipulate reactionary abuse as a moment to prove they are being abused or that the victim is really a bad person.

Trigger warning for this episode - the story of how a 17 year old lost her life because of her abuser.