Introduction- A Summary of What I Am Doing And Why

I have always felt the need to help, I have carried the helper role my entire life. Whether I was trying to nurse baby birds back to health or taking care of my loved ones in any way I could. In the past, before I knew better, I would help to the point of self destruction.

 I felt compelled to start this blog as a way to help those that were or are in the situation I was in. Or to maybe even keep them from getting into it in the first place. I did not think this is where I would end up as far as my desire to help. I was looking to pursue a career in a helping profession, not warn people of my lived experience.

. Not only did I end up in an abusive relationship, but I was married into this. My journey of going into it, through it and out of it is the main catalyst for this blog. I had felt the loneliest I have ever felt in my entire life in that relationship. Some of this was due to being isolated, as usually happens in an abusive relationship and self-isolation because of shame and needing to hide what was going on. While going through this I lost my identity and sense of self. Often times I felt like I did not even know how to interact with others or want to. There was a point where I hated everything, the world and myself. I came to the realization that I was on my own. Although society often says it takes a village, some people lack that support, especially in times of great need, which is where the name originates. Hopefully, this site can serve as a village for those who need it.

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