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Women finally have the real-talk book they need on domestic violence
Saltwater Lies is a book helping women leave abusive relationships and take control of their recovery
1 in 3 women in the United States will experience domestic violence and stalking within their lifetimes. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women and 1 in 4 women will experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
Many women who experience domestic violence don't get help, but that's a risk that no one should be willing to take. This is your sign to take the first step forward to identify the red flags of abuse, get out of the relationship, and get started on your recovery journey.
Reading Saltwater Lies is like getting valuable advice from a friend who has gone through it and came out on the other side stronger and more resilient than she was before, inspiring the reader to do the same.
The Saltwater Lies story and its resources empower women with the information and real-life tips they need to get started on protecting themselves and moving into recovery from domestic violence toward a beautiful, fulfilling life.
Saltwater Lies includes real-life tips on how to protect yourself from domestic violence and start a journey to recovery
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Don't stay stuck in an abusive relationship that you don't know how to get out of. Don't wait another day to start your journey to recovering from domestic violence.
About the Story: Saltwater Lies
A surfer in her twenties, Becca was happily living by the beach in Southern California and had everything she dreamed of. But after dating the wrong guy, she found herself trapped in an abusive relationship– isolated, in danger, and wondering how she had missed all of the red flags. After she breaks up with him, Becca’s ex-boyfriend uses coercive control to destroy her life piece-by-piece, threatening her home, finances, freedom, physical safety and mental health. Feeling entirely alone, Becca does the best that she can with the resources she finds to protect herself, fighting to take back control of her life. She hits rock bottom when the abuse ends, feeling anxious, depressed, and stuck in a victim mindset. Resiliently, she creates a pathway to recovery and rebuilds her life after domestic violence.
Many women don't realize that they're in an abusive relationship until it becomes very difficult to leave. In Saltwater Lies, Becca falls for the guy working next door to her. The relationship moved so quickly that she missed several red flags that her relationship with Jason might lead to abuse.
After a trip to Lake Tahoe, Jason moved into Becca's beach town apartment and had his first violent episode soon after. Becca didn't know how to react to the abuse. She didn't realize that this was a red flag for domestic violence.
Becca didn't tell anyone what Jason had done. She forgave him and they moved into an even nicer condo where she thought things would be different. Within a month, her boyfriend's behavior rapidly changed. A violent incident let to Becca fearing for her safety and calling the police.
That night wouldn't be the last. After Becca found the courage to break up with him, Jason began abusing and stalking her for months. Becca did the best that she could to protect herself with a restraining order, but Jason wouldn't quit.
He tried to drive her out of the beach town they lived in while she fought to maintain a normal life and keep the abuse hidden from her friends, family, and coworkers.
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