The only thing that made her more uncomfortable than asking for help was feeling unsafe. So when she left a toxic relationship at 19, haunted by habitual harassment regardless of the active restraining order, she needed help. Tortured by fear and paranoia, she approached her boss and requested to leave work in a large group every late evening. She’ll never know if she neglected to emphasize the severity of the situation or if her boss simply lost track of the request among the long list of responsibilities, but nothing was done… Until one late night on her way to her car she was forced to listen to what the dangerous sociopath wanted to say. When she woke up the next morning, black and blue splotches painted her arms and scabs formed over her knees from fighting him off. Exhausted and humiliated, she never returned to work. 1 in 4 women will be victims of severe violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime and work is often an escape... A SAFE ZONE. PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR: If one of your employees EVER requests support or displays signs of anxiety, TALK TO THEM. ❤ Listen to them. ❤ Provide the help they need. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #Leadership #EffectiveLeadership #Inclusion #Empathy #ChantelShares …see more