Divorce Sucks With Laura Wasser

It doesn’t matter if you're rich or poor, gay or straight, fat or thin—the truth is the horror of domestic violence is pervasive across all communities. We hear some terrifying statistics in today’s episode about the frequency and prevalence of these perverse and sadistic behaviors, which occur more often than you might think in intimate relationships. To explain exactly what domestic violence and intimate partner violence are, we’ve invited top therapist and crisis counselor Vivian Engle, MA, MFT to join us today from Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles Hope Counseling. Jewish Family Service of LA is one of many organizations dedicated to empowering and sheltering survivors and victims of domestic violence and their children. Accompanying her to the studio is one survivor who shares her shocking story of living through hell on earth in an abusive marriage. She reveals the arduous road she had to take to get out of her marriage, and tells us how she’s managing to co-parent with her abuser. In addition to Jew