Dr. Lilian Ijomah Olanrewaju encapsulates Interval House ‘s Against All Odds campaign, which kicked off Domestic Violence Awareness Month Wednesday at the Connecticut State Capitol.

The 52-year-old domestic violence survivor spoke about her 19 years of being in an abusive relationship and how, with the help of Interval House, she has flourished professionally and personally.

“For me, every opportunity I have to tell my story, I always take that chance because so many people are not aware of domestic violence,” said Olanrewaju, who moved from her native Nigeria to East Hartford in 1997 and has three children.

“In my case, it was 19 years, and the whole time, nobody knew. I’d come outside and I look so perfect. And then when the door closes, it’s a different life that people didn’t kn

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