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Remembering Lydia

March 16, 2023By Blog, Stories
"There is no normal anymore. You've got to find the new normal." Early last year Lydia Cassady, a devoted mother of two teenagers and a certified clinical medical assistant, was preparing to flee the abuse of her longtime partner and father of her children. He shot and killed her in…
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Shelter Life – Healing Phase

February 6, 2023By Blog, Services
Walking into shelter for the first time can be a very scary experience. Although every survivor’s journey after fleeing abuse is unique, our shelter services are designed around three phases of shelter life — Welcoming, Healing, and Launching. This is part two of a 3-part blog series that explores common…
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Colorful Expressions

November 2, 2022By Blog, Services
 “There’s something very healing about making something with your hands.”  Making art can help survivors of intimate partner abuse find their own path to healing. That’s why advocate Kristen hosts a weekly art group.   Like the nature-based healing approach of our farm, artmaking improves feelings of well-being and self-worth.…
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Michelle’s Story

July 11, 2022By 21 Years, Blog, Stories
"He would give me a lot of attention, something I wasn't used to." We met in 2009, but we didn’t really start dating until the beginning of the following year. It was a bunch of love bombing at first. Then his drinking started coming out and verbal, mental, and emotional…
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Art Meets Activism

June 22, 2022By Blog
Making art can help survivors of intimate partner abuse find their own path to healing 🎨 Thanks to the Art Meets Activism grant through the Kentucky Foundation for Women, survivors have been able to participate in many different trauma-informed artmaking projects! The goal of these artful healing activities is to…
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Healing through Music

May 17, 2022By Blog, Services
Sometimes you'll hear empowered singing and song playing echo down the halls of our emergency shelter.   Healing through music is helpful for many people who have experienced trauma. Advocate Morgan hosts weekly ukulele sessions for survivors at shelter called, “Uke Can Do It.” It provides a safe space for survivors…
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Support Groups

March 14, 2022By Blog, Services
Surviving intimate partner abuse is a traumatic experience and it helps to have a safe place to talk about it.  Support groups offer a safe and caring space so you don’t have to heal alone. You may not have many friends or family you can turn to for support, or maybe…
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Takiyrah’s Story

March 9, 2022By 21 Years, Blog, Stories
"It’s not over, but I also know I’m not afraid anymore." I was established in Chicago. I had my own childcare facility, condo, and car. I was in college at the time and wasn’t into the whole dating scene. He was super persistent and very handsome. He just wore me…
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Rose’s Story

July 15, 2021By 21 Years, Blog, Stories
"Trauma is not always visible, and it’s easy to get lost."   They learn how to gain control over you, get inside your head, and make you feel less than what you really are. I don't want nobody to ever be in that position, definitely not one of my girls.   When…
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