Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.

Anna Taylor

Stress is the body’s natural response to stressors, or situations that the body perceives as dangerous.  Also known as the fight or flight response, your body will respond with the following psychological and physiological actions: increased heart rate, blood pressure rises, breath quickens, and senses sharpen.

Mental health concerns are common in individuals who have experienced traumatic events such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Not taking care of yourself and not allowing yourself to heal from past trauma puts you at further risk, and can cause you to develop unhealthy coping mechanisms.

What are your strengths? What are you good at? Maintain your focus on what you are good at, not on what you may be lacking in.

Friend to Friend is committed to researching the latest data and information relating to best practices for survivors of domestic violence…

"1 in 3 women ages 18 to 34 have been sexually harassed at work. 71% of those women said they did not report it"

As an organization, and as a community, we must ask the question why?