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How Hard Can It Be? with Diana Maria Riva
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: A Survivor’s Story and Where to Find Help
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Content warning: This episode talks about domestic violence, relationship abuse, emotional control and coercive control. Please listen with care. You can reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline 24/7, in English and Spanish, at 1-800-799-7233 or by texting START to 88788. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Today, host Diana Maria Riva talks with actress and producer Sara Portillo who shares her story of surviving an abusive relationship that started when she was a teenager and lasted nearly 30 years. She talks about the trauma bond, the isolation and the cycle of abuse, and about how she rebuilt her life and learned to love herself again. Diana is also joined by attorney…