70. From Victim to Victory: A New Way to Understand Your Journey

2025-06-09

In this powerful episode of PURPOSE After DV, I’m putting the widely known Escalation of Violence Scale side-by-side with a tool I personally created: the Victim to Victory Scale, found in my POWER After DV Workbook. The Escalation of Violence Scale helps us recognize the progressive nature of abuse—how it often starts subtly and grows more dangerous over time. But that’s only one side of the story. My Victim to Victory Scale offers a new, hope-filled perspective. It’s a visual tool to help you recognize where you are on your healing...

In this powerful episode of PURPOSE After DV, I’m putting the widely known Escalation of Violence Scale side-by-side with a tool I personally created: the Victim to Victory Scale, found in my POWER After DV Workbook.

The Escalation of Violence Scale helps us recognize the progressive nature of abuse—how it often starts subtly and grows more dangerous over time. But that’s only one side of the story. My Victim to Victory Scale offers a new, hope-filled perspective. It’s a visual tool to help you recognize where you are on your healing journey and where God is calling you to go next.

In this episode, we will:

Walk through the stages of the Escalation of Violence Scale
Introduce and explain each phase of the Victim to Victory Scale
Reflect on what healing and restoration look like in real life
Introduce a concept called "Re-Story"

Whether you’re still in survival mode or finally starting to dream again, this episode will give you a language—and a ladder—for moving upward in God’s strength.

Scripture Focus:
📖 “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” – Psalm 40:2 (NIV)

Here is the link to the scales free pdf:

Escalation of Violence and my Victim to Victory Scales

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