This Week on WomanTalk Live – 02/04/12 – “Getting Out Alive – Reclaiming Your Life” – A Conscious Conversations Café Show with Caprice Smith, Bonita Linkins and Jo Ellen Soesbee

      
Caprice Smith          Bonita Linkins    Jo Ellen Soesbee

Domestic violence is not something that is out there happening to people who live on the other side of town.  It happens to that lovely woman who lives down the block from you, to the cashier at the grocery store, or to the woman who works in the accounting area at your job.  In fact, it may even happen to you.  Domestic violence or intimate violence – whether physical, mental, verbal, or emotional – is an equal opportunity offense and it is the leading cause of injury to women.

According to statistics shared by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

Joining me in the studio this week for a Conscious Conversations Café show will be:

• Caprice Smith, a seasoned Detective in the Baltimore City Police Department and the Executive Director of SharperMinds Consultants;
• Bonita Linkins, a survivor of domestic violence and an advocate who continues to educate the public on the “silent crime” of domestic, dating, and intimate partner violence.  Bonita is currently writing, Why Did I Stay? Domestic Violence: A Survivor’s Story; and,
• Jo Ellen Soesbee, who many of you know as the ToolBox TomGirl and the WomanTalk Live DIY Expert.  Jo Ellen grew up with domestic violence and abuse, and later married an abuser.

All three of these women have up close and personal stories and much wisdom to share.

Join us this week if you or a loved one needs help or some support.

Saturday, February 4th, from 6:07-7:00 pm ET on Talkradio 680 WCBM Baltimore or “Listen Live” online 

No one deserves to be abused.  Help is available.  Relationship violence is a crime and you deserve immediate protection if you are being abused.

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.


For advice and support, contact:

National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) 24 hours a day and they will direct you to local resources. Their TTY number for hearing-impaired persons is 1-800-787-3224.

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And, be sure to check out last week’s show when I talked with Chloe Jon Paul about what to do when your loved one is in a nursing home.

If you missed my conversation with Chloe or you want to share it with a friend, listen here.