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Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: Nikki’s Story

on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 00:33

 

When telling her story, Nikki Rosen concedes that it sounds like something she’s made up. Abuse, addiction, and abduction all factor into her early life.

Nikki was raised in a middle class Jewish family. To outsiders, everything in the home seemed “normal.” But behind closed doors, it was a different story. Nikki and her sister suffered severe emotional and physical abuse at the hands of their parents; abuse that left Nikki feeling completely worthless.

At a young age, Nikki began cutting herself, something that became a longstanding habit and took years to break.

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: Tracy’s Story

on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 14:14

Today we introduce  Out of the Darkness and Into the Light, a regular feature on our blog. Each month, we will share a story from a woman who has come to the Centre in a state of crisis or distress and found the support she needs to move her life forward. We start with Tracy's story. 


"I died at fourteen," says Tracy. That was the age she met her future husband and became entangled in a web of abuse at his hands and the hands of his father.

Soon after she started dating her boyfriend, she was sexually molested by his father. She also witnessed this man molest his own daughter.

She was just

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: Maxine's Story

on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 20:34

 

Maxine is a former client of The Women’s Centre who, with supportive counselling and meditation, recovered from a complete breakdown and brought her life back into balance.

The first signs that things were starting to come apart in Maxine’s life emerged about five years ago. She was married, had two children, a big home, and a job with Bell Canada working with Fortune 500 clients.

She was let go from her job and underwent a very stressful journey to find a new job. She decided to take the Canadian Securities course to become an investment executive.