"Why don't they just leave?"
This may be a question that you have asked yourself when faced with the sad and fearful situation of a man or woman in a relationship plagued with physical, emotional, verbal, or psychological abuse. You may know someone in a domestic violence relationship or you may have seen media representations in television, movies, or even the news. Either way, for many it can be difficult to understand just why a person would stay in such a destructive relationship. Leslie Morgan Steiner tells her story of finding herself trapped for a time in such a relationship. She breaks down the stereotypes of the type of person thought to succumb to a violent, controlling relationship and explains what it can be like when a person's whole world is manipulated. She provides compelling insight on the domestic violence victim and abuser, and what it can be like when a person is able to leave.