In 2025, survivors of domestic and sexual violence are facing more than the trauma of abuse—they’re confronting mounting barriers to safety created by harmful shifts in policy. These changes at both federal and state levels are making it harder for service providers to do our jobs, for families to feel secure, and for survivors to access the support they need.

What is nostalgia? Is it memory filtered through at least a couple of pairs of rose-colored glasses? Is it what we wish our past had been or just the best of what it was?

An ad pops up between my turns on Words with Friends. It is a quiz about food insecurity. I search for the icon which will let me skip the ad and get back to my game.