Leslie Morgan Steiner had it all. A degree from Harvard, her dream job at Seventeen magazine, and a handsome boyfriend who adored her. Then, five days before their wedding, he violently attacked her. Steiner talks about domestic abuse hiding in plain site, and how we can break the silence.
SW: Your life has been an open book, literally speaking. In your four books, you discuss important issues that affect many women but that most women are afraid to talk about– domestic abuse, eating disorders, sex and sexuality. Why have you chosen to share in this way?I have found that the best way to connect with other women is to be really vulnerable, to be really open. It’s what I learned inIt wasn't doing any of us women any good to be like, “My job is so great.” “I love my husband.
SW: What are the warning signs of domestic abuse, and how do we know if it’s happening with our family or friends?With all of us who have been in abusive relationships, it started out with us feeling sorry for our abuser. We wanted to help them and love them and show them what love was really about. Anybody in your life who tries to make you feel sorry for them is manipulating you and setting you up for an abusive relationship because pity is a really huge part of abuse.
There's not so much a division between working and stay-at-home moms as there once was. I think moms are getting more quickly to the realization that we need other moms to get through this and that we need to support other moms.. As a mother, I made sure to never say a self-hating thing in front of my two daughters, like I'm so fat or my ass is too big, or look at these wrinkles, or I look hideous in that picture. My ex-husband and I tried really hard to make sure we were shoveling positive self-esteem into our daughters and our son as much as possible, because that's the most difficult and expensive thing to backfill later in life.LMS: Something happens to women around age 50.
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