Monya Tsiknas, peer counselor at the Abuse and Rape Crisis Center (ARCC) in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, shares about the dynamics of abuse, patterns abusive people display, shame and how it keeps people stuck, and peer counseling and how it empowers those who have been harmed by teaching them how to reclaim their voice and their story. ARCC provides a 24/7 hotline; counseling; emergency safe housing; transportation and child care; advocacy and accompaniment for victims and survivors to legal proceedings, appointments, at the emergency room, for forensic rape exams to offer support and options; support groups; and trauma therapy.  Show Notes: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE RAIN: 1-800-656-HOPE Abuse and Rape Crisis Center (Bradford County, Pennsylvania): 570-265-5333 24/7 hotline; www.arccbc.org; The Healing Journey Class: https://www.hishealinglight.org/healing-journey