By Monique Violence Free Colorado Blogger The worst thing that someone can do to another person is play with their mind.  This is the technique my abuser employed against me from early on in the relationship.  He targeted me because I was young, filled with naiveté, and had loose boundaries stemming from childhood traumas.  I was a successful professional, financially independent, and in a failing marriage.  He knew exactly what to say and what to

By Heather Violence Free Colorado Blogger It was the scariest times of my life unaware of the next time I would get hit, smacked around, bruised, another bloody nose from an already-fractured nose,  and knots on my scalp from getting my hair ripped out. How did I get myself in that crazy situation? And why did I stay? “What a dummy,” you might be thinking.  I get it. I thought the exact same way; thinking

By Wendy Oldenbrook Violence Free Colorado Blogger As an advocate working with survivors of domestic violence, I was often outraged at how fundamentally cruel people could be to the women I served. I was also surprised by how the public conversation about gun violence seemed to miss the mark from my frame of reference: women are much more likely to be shot by their partner than the general public is to be a victim of

Welcome to the Violence Free Colorado Blog! The purpose of our blog is to create a forum which engages discussion that connects the mission of Violence Free Colorado to mainstream culture and to our personal lives. We will be sharing articles written by Violence Free Colorado members about issues that are important to professionals working with survivors of domestic violence, survivors themselves, and community members committed to ending domestic violence violence. If you have questions or would like to get