Voices In My Head (the Official Podcast Of Rick Lee James)

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 502 - It Doesn’t Start with a Punch - Dee Dee Said   From the Author “February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and I'm hoping to raise awareness, share the warning signs, and how to help by discussing my journey and how God led me on the road to healing. As the author of, It Doesn’t Start with a Punch: My Journey through an Abusive Teen Dating Relationship, I share my personal experience to help others understand how easily adolescents can become involved in an abusive relationship, how abuse can start subtly, how to help someone get help and how God healed my deep, emotional wounds. Teen dating abuse is an important topic we need to bring into the light as awareness can stop the cycle." Studies show that 1 in 3 young women in the United States will be in an abusive relationship (verbal, emotional, physical, and/or sexual) at some point between the ages of 16 and 24. Emotional and verbal abuse can be just as damaging as physical a