Quote Originally Posted by Lise
I stayed with my ex, through physical, verbal, and financial abuse,
Hey Lise,

It's weird, but I was watching Dr Phil today and he was talking about this same thing, and he mentioned that in marriage, there are a number of 'deal breakers' and one of them is abuse. You have to walk away from it, and not put up with it.

But I think that we as women are somewhat genetically programmed to put up with it, thinking that when it happens, it's only an aberration, or it was something we did. This results in being taken advantage of and being abused, and we let it happen.

I admire you and HP so much, because it takes so much courage to pick up the pieces and move on. And I'm glad that you've found a release in cycling and that it has made a huge difference to your life and the reinvention of you.

take care,

eva