Abused

"Two-year-old Rachel Haines didn{u2019}t know that she would be committing to twenty-one years of hard work, dedication,... (more)

"Two-year-old Rachel Haines didn{u2019}t know that she would be committing to twenty-one years of hard work, dedication, and perseverance as she jumped into the foam pit during her first g2smommy and meg3s gymnastics class. She had no idea that one day she would become a two-time National Team Member, two-time National Champion, and a Division I college gymnast at the University of Minnesota. Nor could she have known that she had just signed herself up for serious injury, emotional distress, and continuous sexual assault by world-renowned trainer turned serial molester, Larry Nassar. In Abused: Surviving Sexual Assault and a Toxic Gymnastics Culture, Rachel details her experiences as a competitive gymnast and the painful realities of being one of Nassar{u2019}s many victims. With honesty and candidness, Rachel shares how the sport she loved that gave her so much{u2014}friendships, accomplishments, a college education{u2014}is also tangled in a dangerously toxic culture that needs to be fixed. In a world that was setting her up for a lifetime of recovery, she tells how faith, family, and an army of survivors made healing possible."-- Goodreads.com. (less)

ABUSED is an emotional roller coaster ride showing the legal system at work raising the question of how to treat women w... (more)

ABUSED is an emotional roller coaster ride showing the legal system at work raising the question of how to treat women who kill men that have abused them. In June of 1987, 19 year old Susan Greenberg pled guilty to killing her zboyfriendy and was sentenced to twenty-five years to life for first degree murder.. After serving 19 years in prison, Greenberg was one of the first women to test a new state law that allows women convicted of murder to ask a judge for release based on evidence of zBattered Woman Syndrome.y This 46 minute documentary follows her incredible struggle and the surprising dramatic results.. (less)