“This is not good! A trespasser!” My brain gathered danger quickly and I went on high alert! Was I prepared? Not at all! Not just caught off guard but I was brutally forced out of my deep sleep too! Being caught off guard was not unfamiliar when I experienced abuse…

Often abuse survivors tell me, “I feel abuse is the end of my life. I see gloom.” The abuser abandoned them. Then, they abandoned themselves. Have you abandoned yourself? I met Karan and Vijay at the traffic lights selling flowers on a rather busy Saturday evening at a major traffic…