THE NIGHT I EARNED ONE OF THE HIGHEST PROMOTIONS OF MY U.S. ARMY CAREER, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW SHAVED MY HEAD WHILE I WAS ASLEEP

I kept the house because the mortgage records proved I had paid for it.

But I changed what it represented.

With Sarah and the other survivors, I transformed it into a support center providing legal referrals, temporary assistance, and financial guidance to people escaping coercive relationships.

The plaque beside the door read:

ELLISON HOUSE
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