On Tuesday, Kristen Paruginog, founder of Break the Silence organization against domestic violence. Kristen talked about how her person experiences lead her to where she is today. Kristen was in an abusive relationship for 3 years. I couldn't believe the things she said. It confuses me how a human could act so wild and uncontainable. Kristen shared the fact with us that every 1 in 4 women have been affected by domestic violence and every 1 in 7 men. Then she had every 4th girl in the class stand up. It gave us a visual of the intensity of domestic violence. It was so hard for me to comprehend this. I think part of that was because I have personally never been effected by domestic violence, I've never even been in a physical fight other than with my sister. I thought of domestic violence as just physical abuse but it is much more than that. There is physical, verbal, emotional, even financial abuse. Kristen really opened my eyes to a real world problem that needs more attention. I never really thought about domestic violence before. Kristen is an amazing women and she has inspired me to take my suffering and pain and channel that into helping others. She took the pain she felt from her relationship and used it to fuel her passion to run an outstanding organization that is changing the lives of many people all over the world. October is domestic violence awareness month. Help me spread the word by wearing purple. <3
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February 2014
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