Speak Out

Sharing your personal story of domestic violence and/or sexual assault is excruciatingly difficult. It’s also therapeutic, and helps others see their own situations in a new light.

If you feel safe enough to share your story, please email me at maggie@violenceunsilenced.com. Within the email submit a 500-700 word blog-style post (not a hard and fast rule, simply a guideline.) Include your name as you would like it to appear publicly, as well as your blog URL. I will try to reply to your email within 24 hours to let you know I got it, so if you don’t hear from me after a day or two please resubmit. There is about a month wait right now but you will have plenty of warning before your post goes live. We will work together on the details of your submission, including whether or not it is safe for you to post here.

I will also accept anonymous submissions — please email me for details if this is the route you need to go.

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A word about comments

Please show your support by commenting on each of the survivor stories. I know that sometimes you may be struck speechless, or you may feel that you are repeating yourself on each post -- But for each of these survivors, their one post is everything. They will continue to check it, they will circulate it among friends and family, they will link to it now and in the future. They need to know you are listening to them. That their bravery has not been for nothing. Even if it feels as small as, “Thank you for speaking out,” believe me, it won’t feel small to them.

That said, comment moderation is in place. If this was your average run-of-the-mill personal blog all comments would be allowed freely, but because of the delicate nature of the subject matter and because the contributors are often writing from extraordinarily vulnerable places, any comment deemed non-supportive will be deleted. This is not an open forum or an advocacy site structured for healthy debate. Rather, this is a safe place for survivors to speak out in hopes of enlightening their fellow bloggers.

If you have had a previous comment approved your comments will go through immediately, but still may be subject to removal. Please help maintain a dignified and safe space for the brave post authors.
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Violence UnSilenced is a personal weblog. It is not intended to take the place of professional and/or legal advice. It is staffed strictly by volunteers and there is no financial gain. Each post is the personal property of the author who penned it. Those wishing to use any of the content on Violence UnSilenced must have express written permission both from the blog moderator (maggie [at] violenceunsilenced [dot] com) and the author of the specific post. The moderator and volunteers of Violence UnSilenced are not in any way legally responsible for any actions permitted by any parties directly or indirectly related to the content of this site. If you are in fear for your safety please do not use this site until you are safe.