Support by Friends on Behalf of Advocacy and Writings and Stories by Survivors of Domestic Violence with TBI/BI

This page is a tribute to Centers that assisted us in our path a journey of survival and empowering us to now extend a hand of support to all those echoes of cries unheard that face domestic violence.

To reach a soul, whose spirit may have been broken due to abuse in any form is to know that advocacy and awarenss is the key to empowering the mind, heart and soul to regain and relearn: DIGNITY, SELF RESPECT AND CONFIDENCE. Tools that cut the chains of fear.

"As we face reality, we alone can begin the metaphosis in the process of relearning to reconstruct our life as a survivor of domestic violence and tbi/abi. As the concrete bench above stands firmly, so it is that our lives, our souls will become, solid in our convictions to never allow another being in any way shape or form to infringe in our desire to be who we are without ever allowing anyone to intimidate or suppress our souls to satisfy their inability to face their own issues of agressiveness.

Respect and Dignity we seek as we ourselves give that to each and everyone that has crossed our lives." Pearl,M.S.

Click here for Inspirational Writings by Toby whose compassion and understanding were the essence of my motivation to set my soul free.

MARK SHERRY
A soul that set others free with his love, passion and advocacy on their behalf: Mark Sherry, survivor of traumatic brain injury, musical play writer, song writer and a dear friend.

His remarkable compassion,understanding and outreach towards survivors of Domestic Violence, thru his studies, writings and research in Australia. An individual works, compassion and advocacy that crossed continents and touched our soul.

A courageous,caring,loving and extremely intelligent individual that reached out to those that survived or struggled with any and all issues of Domestic Violence, thus his passion for his work as a researcher and advocate on behalf of surivors of TBI/BI dealing with domestic violence. An extraordinare man, A man with a heart of Gold, with severe physical pain and limitations yet his love of life could be felt among those that came to know him and love him. (Pearl)

Mark Sherry's Story

WORLDWIDE AWARENESS

According to the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the term "violence against women" can refer to "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life."

This violence includes among other things, "physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring in the family and in the general community, including battering, sexual abuse of female children, dowry-related violence, marital rape, female genital mutilation and other traditional practices harmful to women."
"Help for Battered Women".

Publication:Awake!Nov.8,2001

Echoes of Cries Unheard Click on "Echoes of Cries Unheard" to read writings by survivors of TBI/BI and domestic violence.

My hope is to reach souls who have walked the dark paths of domestic violence.

My advocacy is for those that cry out and trust as we are told to so, yet at times the very ones we reach out too are the very ones that take us from one cage to another, thus my hope is to share stories and writings as tools to educate, those that live in captivity and fear mentally by those that prey on the vunerable individuals who are 'trapped' if their cries are not made known". Pearl