India, Jan. 16 -- *Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence*
"This family violence, this kind of violence that happens within the family, is something that I share with a lot of people. I'm not ashamed to talk about it, because I do think that the more we talk about these things, the more we realise we are not alone in any of it"
-Charlize Theron, Actress, Activist
When Charlize Theron was 15 years old, her mother killed her father in self-defence. Charlize's father was an abusive alcoholic. Her mother Gerda's single act of courage saved her life and the lives of her kids. Charlize later went on to become a model, an Oscar-winning actress and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Domestic violence in the form of physical/emotional/sexual abus...