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By Zoe Reilly Many adult survivors of domestic abuse describe childhood homes that felt both familiar and frightening. Safety was inconsistent, protection uncertain, and the atmosphere volatile, unpredictable, and overwhelming. In such environments, children often learn to comply, stay quiet, and make themselves small because that feels safer. A young survivor, told me they had been nicknamed “miserable” when in truth they are not miserable at all — they are silent. Silence b