This week on The Lebenthal Report we welcome author and social activist, Beverly Gooden. Beverly is known for her groundbreaking work in domestic violence, victimology, and women's health. She created the Why I Stayed hashtag (#WhyIStayed) and movement in 2014. Also in 2014, Beverly founded the Ella Mae Foundation, which supports "protection and superior upbringing for children as well as self-actualization and equitable rights for women". She created the Bolt Bag Project, a program that provides basic necessities to anonymous survivors of relationship violence. Beverly was given the "Digital Champion" Heart of Courage award by the Mary Kay Foundation in October 2017. She was chosen by Investigation Discovery and Glamour magazine as the 2015 Inspire A Difference "Everyday Hero" award winner. Her book, Surviving: Why We Stay and How We Leave Abusive Relationships, is a memoir about relationship violence. But at its core, it is about reinvention. Surviving is available at all major book selling retailers.