Surviving gender-based violence: 'Talking helps you realize you're not alone'
"I remember one day the psychologist told me that what was happening to me was abuse and I was shocked," says Toni (not her real name) of her ex-partner's behavior - over time she'd become desensitized, unable to recognize it for what it was.
"There are things that we've normalized and love is often associated with possession, jealousy, and control. We need to be very careful."
Check out this video of a Catalan News interview with a survivor of gender-based violence / Cristina Tomàs White/Cillian Shields/Maria Lyona
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