{"id":2288,"date":"2022-03-02T08:50:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T00:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruah.org.au\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2022-03-02T08:50:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T00:50:03","slug":"family-violence-our-advocates-tell-it-like-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruah.org.au\/news\/family-violence-our-advocates-tell-it-like-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Family violence \u2013 our advocates tell it like it is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four of Ruah\u2019s courageous My Story, My Time advocates have shared their responses to some of the questions women experiencing violence are commonly asked \u2013 or with which they\u2019re confronted \u2013 to help inform, inspire and educate as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Tinashe, Kat, Azelene and Champo have all lived through the trauma of domestic violence and what they have to say is raw, honest and always inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>Some of their responses will also be particularly confronting for anyone who is prone to victim blaming and \u2018blind eye\u2019 behaviour that allows family violence to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Questions like \u2018But what about the kids?\u2019 and comments like \u2018There are always two sides of the story aren\u2019t there?\u2019 were suggested by the advocates themselves, who said women often doubt themselves and may remain in a violent relationship for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Others as simple as \u2018Are you over it yet?\u2019 and \u2018How does it feel to be free?\u2019 give these impressive women the chance to set the record straight and underline the long-term impacts of family violence, and the life-long road to recovery for survivors.<\/p>\n<p>The four women featured in the video series come from very different backgrounds and have taken the bold step into the public spotlight to share their stories in the hope that their lived experience will help other people \u2013 whatever their circumstance \u2013 escape abuse and start to build a new life.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the videos <u><a href=\"https:\/\/ruah.org.au\/services-support\/family-services\/my-story-my-time\/\">here<\/a>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re experiencing violence, please call 1800RESPECT, or 000 if you are in immediate danger.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four of Ruah\u2019s courageous My Story, My Time advocates have shared their responses to some of the questions women experiencing violence are commonly asked \u2013 or with which they\u2019re confronted&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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