{"product_id":"2940158761614","title":"Rituals of Season","description":"Domestic violence isn't just a domestic problem.  Although U.S. celebrities like Johnny Depp and Amber Heard tend to attract the most media attention, global estimates published by WHO indicate that about 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced either physical and\/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. (\"World Health Organization violence against women\/intimate partner and sexual violence against women fact sheet, updated November 2016\".)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Who is the woman in your life that has or will be physically, sexually, emotionally, or mentally abused by her intimate partner?  Your sister, your best friend, your daughter?  Is it you?  It can be painfully uncomfortable to imagine a woman that you know, being abused by someone she loves.  But domestic violence thrives on our silence and unwillingness to confront it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Silence is one of the most powerful weapons an abusive man can use against his partner.  \"You can't make it without me.\"  \"Nobody else would want to be with you.\"  My former abuser fed me these types of lies almost every day.  It took courage drive by fear for me to realize that as long as I kept quiet about his abuse, our son and I would always live bound in fear.  That's not life - that's just survival from one horrifying abusive episode to the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      To every woman enduring abuse right now: Find a way to get out.  If you have children, then your sons will be raised to believe that the only way to relate to women is abuse them when they \"get out of line.\"  Your daughters will believe that violence, possessiveness, and manipulation = love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      I'm one of the many examples that you can escape a violent home before it's too late.  If you feel you can't tell the police or a close friend, please call 1-800-799-SAFE.","brand":"Giovanna Ess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071781978352,"sku":"2940158761614","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158761614_p0.jpg?v=1764177400","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158761614","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}