DV Advocacy & The Process of Processing

At the beginning of February I began a 40-hour, month-long training to volunteer as a domestic violence advocate for this amazing organization, Home Free (If you’re considering making a joke about whether that means I’m advocating for DV, stop and think for a minute. Then, if you still find the term confusing, do a search for “domestic violence advocate” or “DV advocate,” and you’ll quickly be enlightened.). It’s got me thinking about a LOT of issues that I want to discuss, and, now that I’m finished with my grad school apps, I have the time to do just that. But for now, rather than talking about any particular DV issue, I want to talk about talking about it.