Elle faced two major battles. First, to shield her children from the abusive parent and an unsupportive family court system. Second, to break free from a partner who wielded significant community influence, wealth, and determination to destroy her.

She reveals how it feels to lose your health, question your sanity, and blame yourself while living in a constant fight-or-flight state.

Staying with her husband meant watching her children suffer. It also meant condemning them to a lifetime of abuse. First from their dad, and highly likely next from their partner.

Her inner voice started as a whisper. It grew louder each day. Eventually, it screamed: “I cannot be married to him anymore!”