Original Poetry by Mary David: 'Home'

We live under this presumption that home is a physical place. But home embodies so much more than that. It can be a space in our mind, a person who accepts us, a foundation that we build in ourselves and others through our character. With one in three women experiencing violence globally, an unknown number of male victims of assault and sexual abuse (although likely more than 1 in 6), and countless LGBTQ+ victims of trauma, many of us have had our sense of security rocked and stolen. Here’s the good news. We can get it back. We can create it internally and choose to live there instead of in the chaos that our suffering and social pressures choose to enmesh us in. Particularly for survivors of intimate partner violence, domestic violence and child abuse, having this space is vital. Your home can be unshakeable. Because the strength you have and show just by being here is capable of accomplishing that. Featured in: The World Edition of AwareNow Magazine Topic: Abuse, Domestic Violence Produced by: Awareness Ties Written and Narrated by: Mary David Podcast Soundtrack by: Thavius Beck Episode Soundtrack by: Sol Rising