Your Family Can Pressure You, But You Don't Owe Your Abuser a Seat at the Table

**Survivor to Survivor | Episode 74: My Family Wants Me to Forgive My Abuser Just to Keep the Peace** What happens when your own family pressures you to forgive the person who abused you? In Episode 74 of Survivor to Survivor, Tara Woodlee, President and CEO of Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence, responds to a survivor whose family continues inviting her abusive ex-husband to gatherings—and then blames her for refusing to attend. Is setting boundaries selfish? Does forgiveness mean reconciliation? And why are survivors so often expected to keep… Video by YouTube channel.