PHOTOGRAPHY BY SEVAK BABAKHANI /BAUER. THESE WOMEN VOLUNTEERED TO BE A PART OF
COSMOPOLITAN
’S CAMPAIGN BECAUSE THEY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THE CAUSE, BUT THEY ARE NOT DIRE
CT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
cosmo campaign
MICHELLE LANGSTONE
Actress (800 Words
on Channel Seven)
“Whether it’s being a witness to it,
being raised by someone who has
suferedfromit,orbeingavictim
yourself, the efects [of emotional
violence] remain long after the
shouting has subsided. That kind
of harm hangs around, and impacts
generation after generation. Talking
about the experience of abuse gives
others courage to do so. When you
can begin to talk, you begin to heal.”COSMO CAMPAIGN:Don’t turn a blind eye to emotional abuse. There may be no scars, but there are signs to look out for. Call 1800RESPECT.COSMOPOLITANNovember 2016 93