International Journal of Education and Social Science (IJESS)

The case study discussed in this article is the second of a female educator who suffered intimate partner violence (IPV) at the hands of her now ex-husband for 18 months before she escaped. During the time period in which she endured physical violence, verbal abuse, and emotional and psychological trauma, she chose to remain silent for fear that “telling” might bring her further imminent bodily harm. She had been promised that death would be her fate, if she chose disobedience or did not remain silent. The first case study (Alaniz & De Los Santos, 2015) examined the behavior that the victim exhibited that impacted her work performance. The findings of the first study showed that her behaviors highly corresponded with those found in the research. The findings of the second case study show the determination and strength that she had to pull from the depths of her being in order to escape her abusive now ex-husband. The objective of this article is to help educators, other professional women, and all those in abusive situations to realize that they are not alone. There are individuals and agencies available to help women in abusive situations and the hope is that they too have experienced “The Final Blow” and escape.