His Voice, My Silence — A Story for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month . For me, this time always stirs up complicated emotions. In 2019, I lived through an intimate relationship that left me hollowed out in ways I couldn’t fully name at the time. It wasn’t bruises or broken bones—it was silence. It was the way I ignored family calls for months just to keep the peace with someone who thrived on control. Psychological violence doesn’t leave marks on skin, but it carves deep scars into identity and memory. Nothing is more terrifying than slowly losing your own voice in the shadow of someone else’s demands. Writing His Voice, My Silence was my way of reclaiming that voice. It’s an alternate ending to that relationship—a version where I got to decide how the silence would break. Amazon Synopsis: Sawyer thought she knew love—until the silence spoke louder than words. In a story of fear, resilience, and the quiet power of finding one's voice, His Voice, My Silence follows Sawyer Livin...
