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The Legacy He Left Me
Domestic Violence Awareness Memoir. Lovern grew up in Trinidad, watching father brutally abuse her mother. Migrating to States, she fell into abusive relationship of her own for 2yrs. After escaping, she later created a foundation to help victims, despite legacy of abuse left by her father.
ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences. The clinical term was brought to life for Lovern Gordon as she grew up on the island of Trinidad in the 1980s. Her mother, affectionately dubbed Mummy, suffered mental and physical abuse at the hands of her emotionally detached father, Lloydie. Lovern, her younger siblings, and Mummy were able to migrate to the United States in the late 1990s. Even though she vowed she would never become a victim, based on what she witnessed as a child, a sinister romantic partner would repeat the trauma of Lovern’s past in her own adult relationship.
Rising from the ashes of these two severe domestic violence situations, Lovern went on to establish her own awareness foundation in 2011. Through her advocacy work at Love Life Now, she educates the masses around the issue of abuse, as well as how to become part of the solution and provides resources to victims and survivors.
The organization helps victims thrive after leaving toxic situations, just like Lovern now thrives everyday thanks to her strength, positivity, and perseverance, despite the legacy of abuse left by her father.
ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences. The clinical term was brought to life for Lovern Gordon as she grew up on the island of Trinidad in the 1980s. Her mother, affectionately dubbed Mummy, suffered mental and physical abuse at the hands of her emotionally detached father, Lloydie. Lovern, her younger siblings, and Mummy were able to migrate to the United States in the late 1990s. Even though she vowed she would never become a victim, based on what she witnessed as a child, a sinister romantic partner would repeat the trauma of Lovern’s past in her own adult relationship.
Rising from the ashes of these two severe domestic violence situations, Lovern went on to establish her own awareness foundation in 2011. Through her advocacy work at Love Life Now, she educates the masses around the issue of abuse, as well as how to become part of the solution and provides resources to victims and survivors.
The organization helps victims thrive after leaving toxic situations, just like Lovern now thrives everyday thanks to her strength, positivity, and perseverance, despite the legacy of abuse left by her father.
180 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2021
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April 22, 2022
This book is both tough to put down and tough to endure. The legacy of violence Lovern Gordon has to live with is so tragic but her courage in acknowledging it is inspirational. The term "domestic violence" has become so commonplace that the absolute brutality behind it is almost lost. Ms. Gordon doesn't pull punches here. Her father beat her mother mercilessly and systematically. Her first boyfriend did the same to her. Their mania for emotional and physical control was total. The descriptions are raw and searing. But that's not all there is to her story. She writes very well and movingly of the good in her life. The end is uplifting but not cloyingly so. I'm glad I read this and contributed to her Love Life Now Foundation. I urge people to buy this book and contribute as well.
April 26, 2026
A powerful book about DV, her personal story, and how it has formed her. I met Lovern at The Tucson Festival of Books. She was such a delight and because of her charismatic character, I read her book first of all the other books I bought at the festival.
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