"I have survived, NOW what?" - Notes from the Conversation about Surviving Domestic violence and advocacy
The theme of the conversation on Domestic violence was 'Surivivorship and advocacy" . The conversation was held virtually on Thursday 3 December, 2020, and was facilitated by Carlotta Boodie-Walcott. The participants joined from Linden, New Amsterdam and other parts of Berbice; from Georgetown and from Barbados and California, USA. These notes reflect some of the discussions and recommendations. Survivorship The participants shared their views and experiences on Survivorship in the context of domestic violence/intimate partner violence. They agreed that surviving is not only moving away from an abusive relationship. These included :- surviving within the abusive relationship, coping with the fear leaving the abusive relationship dealing with all the feelings of loss, anger, uncertainty, fear after leaving the relationship Trying to answer, or not answer questions such as :- "How can I live without that person?" So many person's identity is tied to being i