Middlesex Resident Brings Awareness to Domestic Abuse

Nicknamed the young Oprah, educator and author - Thaïs Sherell J, pens one of her finest works - Between the Pages, during a time when women need it most. Between the Pages examines the plight of abused women and proclaims that inner-healing and new horizons are yet possible. To offer a new vantage point, Thaïs takes readers through the vivid journey of HIV/AIDS advocate and artist, Joyce A. McDonald, as she transcends from a life of low self-esteem, drug abuse, and domestic abuse, to a world-celebrated artist, New York State chaplain, and renowned speaker. The book has just been released to Amazon.com; and, if you're interested in helping Thaïs reach and assist more women, contact N-Spired Productions at fb.me/btp411.

Thaïs proclaims, “Throughout many civilizations, women have endured much in silence. They dare not utter a word about their hardship, discomfort, or even abuse. After all, many would argue that women have no voice as they are inferior beings. Therefore, with lips pressed tight, many women scream within and breathe when told. They stifle tears in the darkness - prisoners by memories they dare not share. So, these women – our mothers, our daughters, and our sisters – walk among us daily. They smile politely when spoken to, parading the outside pages of their existence - those happier moments. Inside however, between the pages, are the darkest lines - lines that should shame society, but rather shames she who endures.”

In order for justice to begin, Thaïs advocates for the allowance for wound healing as “Healing is a needed process if women, and society, are to progress “…because when [a] wound is suffering from infection, the whole process will restart and it will be[come] more complicated.”’ (WoundCareSociety.org, 2015) She believes that in tapering the stories of those who have been victimized, we give more power to those who seek to make victims out of others. So, to repair these women, we must first unbandage their hearts and allow it to be cleaned properly. We must give them a place to kick, rant, and cry; they have every right. For they need to know that they are not alone, but among a newer society that will no longer watch them be stigmatized and victimized.