**Episode 30 | The Truth Behind 29 — What We Learned After Her Story**

Episode 29 gave a survivor the space to tell her story. Episode 30 is about what we do with what she gave us.

Tonight on Gray Beards Matter, we reflect on the conversation, what I learned as the interviewer, and one of the biggest questions that followed the episode:

Instead of asking “Why didn’t she leave?” maybe we should be asking “What made leaving so difficult?”

We’ll also discuss the different forms domestic abuse can take, male survivors, and where people throughout the DMV can turn for help.

💜 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES

🇺🇸 National Domestic Violence Hotline — 24/7
📞 800-799-SAFE (7233)
📱 Text START to 88788

📍 Southern Maryland / Charles County
Center for Abused Persons — 24/7
📞 301-645-3336

📍 Washington, D.C. — DC Victim Hotline — 24/7
📞/📱 844-4HELPDC (844-443-5732)

📍 Virginia — Statewide Sexual & Domestic Violence Hotline — 24/7
📞 800-838-8238
📱 Text 804-793-9999

🚨 If you are in immediate or life-threatening danger, call 911.

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