I Shouldn't Have to Play the Victim: My experience with domestic violence and criminal justice system

A brave, raw, and honest narrative written with the hope and intention to spark change. Yes, it is a book about family violence AND it is also a pivotal dialogue point with law-enforcement and the courts - should they choose accountability." >I Shouldn't Have to Play the Victim, author Chelsey De Groot's new memoir, shares her honest, vulnerable, and raw, first-hand experience of domestic violence and navigating the justice system. This book provides insight into how difficult it is for a victim of violence to get the help they need, while describing the impact on her and her family of repeated systems failures. Through her many years of difficulties as a common-law partner and single mother, Chelsey demonstrates what it means to be resilient, how to turn life lessons into transformation and impact, and ways to define even our darkest moments and experiences in order to live a life of joy, gratitude, and safety.