Flying Free

Why Survivors Stay Stuck (and One Way to Help)


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Do you ever imagine a different reality?
A new life that’s safe and full of kindness. With a future and hope. Where you’re supported on all sides.
Diana does.
One where survivors of domestic violence are able to escape and find the help they need to restart their lives and heal. Where they find safe haven, education, support, therapy, and a giant springboard to a kickass future, free from abuse.
She isn’t just imagining this new reality. She’s building it.
And she needs people to come alongside her.
Because there are a lot of women and children in desperate situations. And hers is a big, BIG dream.
In this episode:
- Hear Diana’s incredible story (including how she shut a pastor up who told her she was wrong to divorce) and her vision for The Blind Investment
- Learn the lifetime cost estimate of intimate partner violence (in health problems, lost productivity, and criminal justice, not to mention family court), which illustrates the dire need for organizations like hers
- Find out the Catch-22s most survivors face when seeking support from regular aid programs (like becoming homeless to prove you need housing while running the risk of losing your children because you are homeless)
- Hear all the details of Diana’s comprehensive plan to tackle the six main barriers to fully escaping abuse (her organization is amazingly different from other domestic violence nonprofits in its scope)
Listen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/152
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