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ABOUT KRISTA
Krista
Fink is a survivor of domestic violence and a high school teacher.
To Krista Fink, the
man who would become her husband was a source of
excitement upon first meeting--after all, who could resist the
combination of ski instructor and rafting guide? As a studious young
woman whose four-year relationship with an even more studious young man
had just ended, she was ready for the risk and daring involved with
this adventurer who worried only about how much snow was falling or how
swiftly the river was running. Krista didnt realize that beneath that
enthusiasm for life was a damaged human being who would try to assert
his power and worth in life by controlling her.
Her family became
worried, but she was dismissive of their concern and
attempts to intervene. After knowing him for less than a year, they
were married, even though Krista had started to have some nagging
concerns. When she eventually recognized that she was in an unhealthy
relationship, she sought the help of counselors and her abusers
family, but was too embarrassed to admit to her family and friends the
extent of the abuse.
After five years,
and three attempts to leave, she made the final
break. She faced attorneys who demanded bankruptcy was the only answer
to the enormous debt incurred during her marriage. Many people in the
system neglected to hold her abuser accountable. But through the help
of the Resolve Family Abuse Program, and her determination, Krista has
been able to heal through speaking and writing about her experiences.
She chronicles her
ordeal in the book Silent
No More, which serves as her
testiment to the fact that what
happened to her can happen to anyone, and that no one deserves to be
abused.
Krista now gives
presentations to medical professionals and advocates
and is also available to speak to community organizations and
educational institutions.
She serves on the
board of directors at the YWCA where she received
support while recovering from her abuse, and she is active in
fundraising for victims of domestic violence. Krista lives with her
husband, Brandon, and son. |
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