The National Domestic Violence Hotline (http://www.ndvh.org/) receives over 21,000 calls per month from victims, survivors, family and friends, law enforcement professionals and the general public. The Hotline has advocates who provide support and assistance to anyone involved in a domestic violence situation, including same-sex relationships, male survivors, those with disabilities and immigrant victims of domestic violence. All calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline are anonymous a...

Selina Ingram wrote a beautiful poem for The Business of Me and for all women who have endured domestic violence and since this is Valentine’s Day I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy!

Thank you Selina for your wonderful enlightening words…..

I AM worthy
I AM whole
I hold the key to unlock my potential
I AM calm 
I AM peaceful
I AM happy
I AM light 
I AM love 
I AM joy 
I AM ready to receive abundance
I AM ready to receive love
I release all negative thought and images into the light
I for...

Statistics are meant to make a point.

Take this statistic for instance; 4.8 million women are either physically abused or raped by an intimate partner each year that according to The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. 4,800,000 is a big number no matter how you express it.

But let’s now take a real close look at that number.  If 4,800,000 women are physically abused or raped by an intimate partner annually that equates to 13,150 women who are physically abused or raped by...