CONFRONTING ABUSE - D’ANN MITCHELL

After her husband was convicted and served time for a felony crime, D’Ann wanted to believe the worst was behind her, but she says it was just beginning. This solo mother of 5 shares her story of a terrifying, but often conflicting, road of living with an abusive husband, and father, both during and after their marriage. She shares the surprising things she learned about herself, the ways she found strength and the hope that so often eludes those who live with, and often don’t speak of, the reality of abusive relationships.