Category: Overcoming Abuse

Domestic Abuse: Breaking the Cycle and Making a Difference

 Just know you are not alone in your perpetual struggle to crawl out. Victims of abuse and domestic violence have been demonized as a personal sin, like it is a choice, the price of not knowing any better. The more I research, and learn about the reality of what is really going on all around us, and the surge …

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NO MORE Postcard Invitation

    NO MORE has created an overarching symbol to unify all people, organizations, companies and communities around bringing an end to domestic violence and sexual assault. It is called NO MORE. Like the peace sign, the yellow “support our troops” ribbon or the red AIDS ribbon, the goal of NO MORE is to raise …

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Abuse Can Happen to Anyone

Lead singer of the popular band Chvrches, Lauren Mayberry, wants you to know that domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone. Lauren shared her personal experience with abuse publicly, with an important message to spotlight: Just because someone doesn’t hit you, doesn’t mean that they aren’t hurting you. We’re so thankful for Lauren’s courage …

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No More Week of Action 2016

  I’m committed to helping NO MORE raise awareness and encourage bystander engagement around domestic violence and sexual assault. The response has been overwhelming!  Go here to check out all the events going on during the NO MORE Week of Action 2016.   Whether it’s participating in The NO MORE Challenge, creating a NO MORE Week postcard, …

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I Got Flowers Today

 I was tagged from a childhood school friend on Facebook, she shared this so I thought  I would post it just as it is. This little story is the very reason  I am on a mission to educate and raise awareness of our alarming statistics  on domestic violence. This  is what it is  ALL about. For many victims …

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A Prayer For Victims of Abuse

I was cleaning out a nightstand in my bedroom last week and came across a folder, it was full of papers from a training program I attended back in October of 2006. I really have no memory of what appears to of been a very full and eventful day. Enclosed in the folder was this …

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Casey In the News

                                                                                           

It Made a Difference

You may have heard this story before: A man at the beach sees thousands of starfish washed ashore by the tide. He notices a young girl throwing them back into the sea, one by one. “Don’t bother!” he tells her. “There are too many starfish to save. What you’re doing won’t make a difference.” The …

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My Night at the Waverly

The ‘Meet the Author’ Event April 17th at the Waverly Inn in Cheshire was a great success. I’d like to say a big THANK YOU to all of my dear friends who came out to support me and my cause of raising domestic violence awareness. I had a lot of fun selling and signing books …

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God is Good

  The Mary Our Queen Ladies Guild invited me to be their guest speaker! Topic: “God is Good” “It is through the Grace of God that I am healthy, strong and empowered. I will be sharing some of my story and the mission he has me on.” All are welcome! Mary Our Queen Wednesday April …

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Tips from the NO MORE Team

  Here are some tips from the No More Team ….. It’s only been a couple days since we shared the exciting news that a new NO MORE PSA is running during the Super Bowl this Su‌nday, (go HERE to check it out) and there’s already been a huge positive response. “How can I help?”   This …

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“No More” Super Bowl Ad

When it’s hard to talk it’s up to us to listen. Join us in the pledge … Say “NO MORE”

Bikers Against Child Abuse

Breaking the Chains of Child Abuse The Bikers Against Child Abuse are my heroes. It was an honor to have them at my Crawling Out book launch celebration last month. I’d like to share with you the great work these amazing individuals do for children…  Bikers Against Child Abuse, Inc. (BACA) is a non-profit organization …

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Journey from Abuse to Advocacy

SEETHEIDEA MARGARET WAAGE PHOTOGRAPHY Ten lives have been claimed by intimate partner violence in Connecticut in 2014 according to The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence. That statistic is too high for Casey Morley, a survivor who is speaking out to raise domestic violence awareness. Morley, a Southington resident, is the author of newly published ‘Crawling Out: One Woman’s Journey to an …

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What Readers Are Saying About Crawling Out

Here’s what some people are saying about my book, Crawling Out, now available at CrawlingOut.com … A Strong Woman’s Journey Casey Morley’s gripping memoir is about an always hopeful woman’s growth into her own, after a grim past in which she felt more like property than a gift. Her writer’s voice is open and charming. …

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