A Battered Woman Went to Harvard

How does one survive in a home that's become a torture chamber where your daily ration is fear and trauma? One does not have to subject themselves to dehumanization but most of the time putting a stop to it is not so simple an act. Until one can safely separate themselves or escapes how does one cope with such an unfathomable trauma-riddled circumstance? This is a memoir of catharsis from dehumanization to the reclamation of the dignity and integrity. It is a disclosure- a confession and reflection if you will- by a mother of five who for thirty years lived with her own terrorist and was subjected to a cycle of physical intellectual spiritual and emotional abuse and violence. Through religion and spirituality- she manages to cope and eventually find the path to deliverance and peace of mind and heart. This disclosure is a case study which puts a face a mind and heart to the traumatic subjection to intimate partner violence.