TED Talk: Why Domestic Violence Victims Don't Leave by Leslie Steiner

A TED talk by a survivor of intimate partner violence, aimed at “correcting misconceptions many people hold about victims of intimate partner violence, and explaining how we can all help break the silence.”

Leslie Morgan Steiner was in ‘crazy love’ — that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life. Steiner tells the story of her relationship, correcting misconceptions many people hold about victims of domestic violence, and explaining how we can all help break the silence.

SOURCE: TED • AUTHOR: Leslie Morgan Steiner • LAST UPDATED: January 25, 2013