#sheisequal Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #dosmeticviolence Excerpt from Shift from Broken: ”That’s when he started hitting me. I remember thinking that if somebody who “loved” me didn’t accept me, then I must not be beautiful enough. I must not be worthy of his love. My self-esteem was so low, I didn’t think I deserved to be happy or to have anything that was nice. No one had told me that I was special, but he did! However, he obviously didn’t know what love was, either. His idea of “love” was abusive." I was nineteen when it started. - www.themonicajohnson to get your copy. #winner #Ileft #teenabuse #domesticabuse #gethealthy #getout #itsnevertoolate #youarevaluable #youareworthy #itsnotlove #selflove #youmatter #enddomesticviolence https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqn6cpZhssw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r4k23b95nfld