Real Talk About Relationships. Real Help When You Need it.

This is Real Stories – a blog by Let’s Be Real members about their experiences with relationships, dating, and more. LBR is a movement by young people for young people about relationships.

*all names have been changed

“Is this what you want for the rest of your life- to live this… Read More

Break the Cycle started out 2016 with a resolution to engage youth like we never have before. This year you, our amazing supporters, donors, volunteers, board members, and partners, helped us do just that. We’d like to specifically thank some of our biggest partners and funders: Verizon, Mary Kay,… Read More

In this week of Thanksgiving, we should all reflect on the goodness in our lives. I am struck by – and very thankful for – the tenacity of young people.  Young people across the country have a vision of what they want which is a world free from violence, hate, and fear.  They are my… Read More

Love Is Not Abuse Ambassador, Natasha Johnson, talks about using her talents to raise awareness and make change with her passion: pageantry.

As a Love Is Not Abuse (LINA) Ambassador and reining Ms. Woman North Carolina, I know a thing or two about fusing my passions together to… Read More

It’s the start of a new school year, which means reuniting with old friends, adjusting to new classrooms, and everyone’s favorite – homework! Prepping to go back to school isn’t just something that students have to do though; parents and teachers have a lot to do too. Just like students have to get…

A message from Break the Cycle CEO, Amy Sánchez

As the CEO of Break the Cycle and the parent of a college freshmen and a high school junior, I have learned a lot over the years about A+ Relationships and D- ones as well.  We know that 1 in 3 young people will experience dating… Read More

Have you ever felt like a flower trying to grow through concrete? Sometimes that’s how I feel as a teen dating violence and domestic violence advocate.

My name is Natasha: I am a sports fanatic, an animal lover, random movie quoter, bass fisher, silly & nerdy, and a pageant queen. I am… Read More

Bad news. You had termites in your house. They ate at the walls for a while, but you called the exterminator and the pests are out. Unfortunately, there are still remnants of the termites’ presence – marks in the wood, a weakened wall in the living room. For survivors of intimate partner violence… Read More

This past month was Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and to celebrate healthy relationships, we planned some fantastic activities throughout the entire month alongside loveisrespect, our partnership with the National Domestic Violence Hotline. In case you missed it, here are… Read More