She learned to live on edge. Then she found the courage to leave.
In I'm Not Your Punching Bag, Tameka shares her experience of a marriage shaped by verbal abuse, fear, and the toll it took on her and her children. Through vivid, candid scenes, she recounts the arguments that turned ordinary moments into battles, the ways abuse chipped away at her sense of self, and the moment her children helped her see that something had to change.
Leaving did not end the struggle. Tameka describes the difficult work of starting over, seeking safety, and facing the harassment that followed. Her story is also one of persistence: finding support, rebuilding her life, and continuing to heal.
Honest and direct, this memoir offers encouragement to readers who may recognize their own experience in Tameka's story-and a reminder that abuse is not okay, and help is available.