Everyone Has Their Own Bridge to Cross
An RADV Article About Healing Healing is personal. We can encourage each other. We can walk beside each other. We can hold out a hand when someone is struggling. But ultimately, every survivor has their own bridge to cross. And no two bridges look exactly the same. For one person, healing may mean finally leaving […]
Let Yourself Accept the Help You Need—Without Feeling Guilty
There comes a point when being strong can become exhausting. You’ve carried the weight.You’ve figured things out.You’ve kept moving when you didn’t know how you were going to make it through another day. And somewhere along the way, you may have learned to believe that needing help means you’re failing. It doesn’t. Sometimes one of […]
Before There Was RADV
Chapter 10: The Day I Chose Myself For a long time, I thought strength meant staying. Taking it. Keeping quiet. Trying harder. Forgiving one more time. Hoping tomorrow would somehow be different. I had survived things that should have taught me differently. I had been beaten and left behind. I had awakened in a hospital […]
RADV Presents: The Ripple Effect
Changing Tomorrow by Investing in Today Series #16: Teach Him That Strength Can Be Gentle There are words many boys hear almost from the time they can walk. Be tough. Don’t cry. Man up. Handle it yourself. Somewhere along the way, many boys begin believing that being a man means hiding pain, controlling emotion, and […]
To Every Voice That Helps Carry the Mission—Thank You
Some people support a mission by standing at the front of the room. Others support it quietly—with a share, a comment, a conversation, or a link sent to someone who may need it. Every one of those actions matters. When you share an article from RADV.org, you are doing more than helping a website reach […]
Sometimes You Just Need a Quiet Moment—and That’s Okay
There are times when your heart and mind have carried so much that you simply need everything around you to become quiet. You may need to sit alone for a while. Take a drive. Watch the sunrise. Listen to the rain. Pray. Breathe. Or just stare out the window without explaining yourself to anyone. That […]
How to Use RADV.org: A Bridge Toward Help, Hope, and Healing
Sometimes the hardest part of asking for help is knowing where to begin. You may be living through abuse right now. You may have already left but still feel lost, afraid, or alone. You may be worried about a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbor and unsure how to help. That is why we built […]
Electronic Safety: When Technology Becomes a Tool of Control
Technology should help us communicate, find information, manage our homes, and stay connected to the people we love. But in an abusive relationship, that same technology can become another way to monitor, intimidate, isolate, or control someone. Electronic abuse is real abuse. An abusive partner may know where you have been, read messages you thought […]
Don’t Look Back: When God Is Leading You Toward Freedom
There comes a moment when surviving is no longer only about escaping what hurt you. It becomes about deciding where you will look next. The story of Lot and his family in Genesis tells us about such a moment. God warned them to leave Sodom because destruction was coming. They were given a clear instruction: […]
A Blast from the Past: Awareness Was—and Still Is—the First Mile
Ten years ago, on August 31, 2016, I shared a simple RADV drawing with a simple request: “Please feel free to share our content with everyone. The more you do, the more awareness is spread.” Looking back at it now feels like opening a time capsule. The artwork was simple—a hand-drawn bear offering an ice […]