Nicholl Mcguire

Laboring to Love an Abusive Mate: a 21-year-old Woman's Diary to Stay or Go Nicholl Mcguire

Based on the true life story of Nicholl McGuire, a 21-year-old college student in 1996. She has everything going for her until she meets a man who turns her world completely upside down! Nicholl records her abusive ninth month experience at the hands of a man ten years older. Her rollercoaster ride of emotions provides valuable insight on the struggles abused women face when making a decision to help or escape their abusers. This meditational journal is creatively told in a series of poems with messages to read, reflect and respond. Journey into the mind of a young educated woman who never thought being in a physically abusive relationship could happen to her.