RADV Article: Don’t Let Negativity Make Your Decisions
Domestic violence already fills a survivor’s mind with fear, doubt, and uncertainty. Don’t let hopelessness become one more thing that holds you back. You’ll hear people say: “The police won’t do anything.”“No one will believe you.”“The courts never help.”“Why even try?” Those statements may come from someone’s painful experience, but they are not guaranteed to […]
RADV Article: Savor the Moments
When you’ve lived through abuse, your mind is often focused on surviving the next hour, the next day, or the next crisis. Even after you’re safe, it can be hard to slow down because survival taught you to always be looking over your shoulder. Healing invites you to do something different. It invites you to […]
Don’t Let the Ugly Become Your Future
Abuse has a way of convincing you that tomorrow will look just like yesterday. It tells you that the pain you’re living with is all you’ll ever know. That the lies spoken over you are true. That the fear, the shame, and the brokenness have become your identity. They haven’t. What happened to you is […]
RADV Presents: From the Archives
The Mission That Started It All Originally shared in 2016 Every organization has a beginning. This was ours. When I wrote this mission statement in 2016, RADV wasn’t a national resource. There wasn’t a library of articles, a rebuilt website, or years of survivor stories. There was simply a belief that domestic violence deserved more […]
RADV Article: Your Love Was Never the Weakness
Some people walk through this world with hearts that seem to have an endless supply of love. They give second chances. They believe in the good in others. They forgive. They encourage. They stay when others would leave because they believe people can change. Those qualities are beautiful. Unfortunately, there are people who don’t see […]
RADV Article: Those Were Never Your Words
One of the cruelest things abuse does is convince you that the abuse belongs to you. Long after the bruises fade, long after you’ve escaped the relationship, and sometimes long after the world believes you’ve “moved on,” another battle continues. It happens quietly—in your own mind. “You’re not good enough.” “You’re the problem.” “You’ll never […]
RADV Article: What If I Fly?
Every survivor who has ever considered leaving an abusive relationship has stood at the edge of the same cliff. “What about the kids?” “I’ve invested so much money into this house.” “What will everyone think?” “What happens to my job?” “What if I fail?” Those questions are real. They aren’t signs of weakness. They’re the […]
RADV Article: Sometimes You Just Have to Eat the Cake
After abuse, many survivors become so focused on rebuilding their lives that they forget to live them. You work on your finances.You work on your health.You work on your confidence.You work on your trauma.You work on your future. Every day becomes another project to fix. You tell yourself: “I’ll celebrate when I get back on […]
RADV Article: Love Bombing Isn’t Love
At first, it can feel like you’ve met the person you’ve been waiting for your entire life. They text you constantly.They tell you you’re their soulmate.They shower you with compliments, gifts, attention, and promises about the future.They want every minute of your time. To someone who has been lonely, hurting, or searching for acceptance, it […]
RADV Sunday Morning Prayer
Heavenly Father, As this Sunday begins, we come before You with grateful hearts. Thank You for the gift of a new day and another opportunity to choose hope over fear, love over hate, and healing over despair. Today we lift up every survivor who is carrying wounds that no one else can see. Wrap them […]