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The Never-Ending Divorce My ex-husband was abusive shortly after we married in 1988. I never thought abuse happened to women like me; well educated, living on the upper East Side…
From Voiceless to a Voice for Others
Every woman has a story in her heart. She deserves a voice to share that story. As a young child, I was silenced by sexual abuse. It took me 54 years to find my voice….
Childhood Trauma Leads to Advocating for Children with Differing Abilities
On the first day of summer vacation, when I was six years old, I was playing with Barbie dolls at my best friend’s house. When I left to walk home, I was hit by a…
Surviving the Domestic Abuse That Nearly Killed Her
When I met my first husband, I was a 19-year-old college student, book smart, full of compassion and a peacemaker from birth. He was a broken man with no familial support to speak of and…
One Mother’s Poignant Campaign After Losing Her Son to Overdose
I grew up in New Jersey, in a close-knit Italian family. My husband, Tito, is from Argentina. I have three sisters and a brother and between us we have nine kids who are all very…
Overcoming Tragedy To Realize Her Dream of Motherhood
I grew up in suburban Middletown, New Jersey, one of four siblings born into a strict, working class Catholic family. After graduating from Kean College, I began a successful sales career at MCI and for…
From Divorce and Addiction to Happiness and Peace
I am the middle sibling of three daughters born in 1956 in Jersey City, NJ. My childhood was difficult; my mother was overwhelmed, and I felt unwanted and unloved. Through my teenage years, I endured…
Turning the Loss of Her Son Into a BIGVISION For Sober Life
I was born in Brooklyn, New York in the 60’s where I had a very nice, normal childhood in a modern orthodox Jewish family. My family included a brother and a sister, great parents, and…
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