“I came to DOVE and I had a conversation and I began to understand that this wasn’t normal. It wasn’t just mean, it was far beyond that. When DOVE taught me about the cycle of violence and that it wasn’t my fault I learned that I could choose a new path. I started nursing school and graduated valedictorian. He had told me I was stupid and that I wasn’t worth anything. But by this time I knew, I didn’t have to believe it.”

~ A Survivor