In this episode Candace welcomes her friend Kelly. They both worked together at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. Kelly was born and grew up in West Allis. She is currently working as a trade compliance for import/export. Kelly has changed many careers and has had positions such as: executive assistant, event planner, system application trainer, compliance in Healthcare and Finance. Kelly has no children and she loves to travel. 

Kelly is very honest about the damage of domestic abuse, but trusting in another didn’t take away the ability to trust herself in this episode of Unspoken: Conversations with Candace

Episode highlights:

05:45 – You do not realize you’re being abused when in the moment. And you think it’s your fault.  The first relationship really damaged my self esteem and made me feel like it was my fault, and that I had to be ashamed and I had to hide it.

08:15 – I still struggle with trust issues with everybody in my life. Even at work. I still do have a lot of trust issues and a lot of triggers. 

22:04 – There are different kinds of abuse, but it manifests in its survivors the same. There are trust issues, fear, struggles. Your family and people you love are supposed to make you feel safe and secure.

25:24 – The night that actually made me decide – if I don’t leave, I won’t survive this, I won’t see my thirties. I seriously thought he was going to kill me. 

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