Have you ever hit rock bottom so hard you had no hope of ever getting back up? Have enough courage to love one more time...and one more time again.

-Maya Angelou

Brandy said, "I'm calling you now just to make it through, won't you hear my plea?"

If you have a loved one in an abusive relationship, please do your best to be kind and supportive.

If you or a loved one is in danger, please get to a safe location and call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-SAFE

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I love this song and fell in love with it even more when I learned that Candi Staton made composed it after leaving an abusive relationship.

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Come again and bring a friend!

Say man...I get it, I do. But there has to some SOMETHING in your life that you are thankful for and feel blessed to have. Try focusing more on those things and nothing else.

Don't let life whoop your azz.

Leave a comment with what you feel most blessed about!!

When you're in an abusive relationship, even when it's all said and done, set yourself free and tell YOUR STORY. Don't let it fester or sit in your nervous system. AIR IT OUT!

Visit byayanaellis.com or Amazon for a copy of my 10th release, Full Circle - A Renewed History. My story of triumph and survival after leaving an abusive relationship.

This is my favorite motivational feel-good song. Because when the people around me are being azzholes, I've got myself...to remind me of love!

Make sure you remind yourself that you are worthy of love YOU ARE LOVE!!!!!

For those of you that have a loved one in an abusive relationship, never, ever stop pouring into her. I know it's hard, I know her actions may make it seem as if it's all falling on deaf ears, but I promise you...she hears you.

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Is it possible for a man and woman to have a solid FRIENDSHIP, if they were once in a sexual relationship?

The only people that are pissed that you set boundaries are the ones that benefit from taking advantage of you when you didn't have any.

PROTECT YA NECK!

Is it hard for you to set boundaries?

Let's kick the month off right, discussing a topic so near and dear to my heart.

This month every Wednesday a song and conversation with yaya will be centered around the topic of Domestic Violence. This is an intro topic/episode, but let's discuss holding your loved one accountable when h/she is the abuser...

Visit byayanaellis.com or Amazon for a copy of my 10th release, Full Circle - A Renewed History. My story of triumph and survival after leaving an abusive relationship.