This isn’t just about domestic violence. This is about all the ways trauma shapes our voice — especially when it comes to those who’ve hurt us. Because here’s what’s so often forgotten: It starts with love. Not fear. Not violence. Just love — or the hope of it. None of us stepped into those relationships asking to be abused. We were asking to be loved. To be chosen. To be safe. And when pain came instead — we didn’t always leave.