nervous
“I don’t remember the last time I didn’t feel nervous to come home.”
I don’t deserve
“I have to deal with my ex because of our daughter. I know now not to try and talk to him while he is angry. I don’t deserve to be talked to the way he talks to me when he is angry.”
learned so much
“I learned so much here. I learned to stop blaming myself for his actions. I learned I am a lot stronger than I thought possible. I learned that it’s OK for me to just leave when a situation is making me feel unsafe.”
“Alice House saved my life. I don’t know how else to say it.”
“Alice House saved my life. I don’t know how else to say it.”
Transform
“Leaving is going to be tough, but I know our apartment at Alice House will be used to transform another life or lives.”
I feel safe here
“Mom, when can we come back? I feel safe here.”
“Now I can access the supports”
“I used to be really anxious. I didn’t want to come in or talk to anybody. I didn’t even want to even leave the house. But you have all helped me. You have eased me into each step of my healing and now I can access the supports I want and need.”