"I'm a victim of domestic violence." That's one phrase you'll never hear emanating from my mouth. Even though I spent three years engaged to marry someone who verbally and physically abused me, I never once entertained the thought of myself as a victim. Perhaps it's because I define a victim as one without power. No matter how exemplary one has lived their life, no one is immune to life's surprises. Things happen - to all of us. In today's show, I'll examine the seven common characteristics of victims and how to move beyond a victim mentality.

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