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Featured Press Release / October 9, 2026

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Shining a Light on Emotional Abuse & Toxic Family Dynamics

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an opportunity to shine a light on abuse in all its forms, including the emotional and psychological harm that too often goes unrecognized, minimized, or deliberately hidden within families.

Through Breaking Kylie, author Kat Shaw explores what it means to grow up surrounded by control, manipulation, and unhealthy family expectations, where love comes with conditions, boundaries are treated as betrayal, and finding your own voice comes at a cost.

During October 2026, a press release highlighting these themes in Breaking Kylie was distributed across more than 800 news and media websites.

While this widespread distribution marks an exciting milestone for the novel, its greater significance lies in bringing attention to experiences that too often remain hidden and encouraging important conversations about emotional and psychological abuse and its lasting impact.

Because abuse doesn't have to leave visible bruises to leave lasting scars. And everyone deserves to feel heard, respected, and safe—even within their own family.