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Playwright, Director, Producer, Actress, Author & Advocate for Domestic
Violence Awareness and Prevention
Dana Eileen Burnett is a woman who has endured many storms. From the brutal physical and emotional abuse from the one she loved, she has emerged as a survivor to use her testimony as a tool to empower victims of domestic violence. A native New Yorker, Dana’s will and faith in God have always helped her overcome obstacles. As a teenage mother the odds of success were against her, but her determination to finish high school and to later obtain a B.A. in Psychology proved that her destiny was greatness in the making. A humanitarian by nature and a dedicated member of Brown Memorial Baptist church for 20years, Dana’s desire to help others is very apparent. She has served in many capacities including as the Women’s Day Chair, President
of the Usher board, and as a choir member.
Dana has worked for several years in the community outreach field at a local hospital in Brooklyn to help bring breast cancer and HIV/AIDS awareness to those in need. She currently works in Mental Health. But despite all of her positive efforts, it was one fateful night in 2002 that Dana had to finally face her own reality when her children’s father physically abused and threatened to kill her. She had been concealing the abusive nature of their relationship from family and friends for months, but finally decided to turn to them for help.
Dana also submitted herself to God and sought counseling for herself and her children to help them deal with the effects of the abuse. Since then, she has been on the road of healing and is determined to help others who are in similar situations. It is through this desire to help dispel the shame that many victims of domestic violence face that Dana was inspired to write her first stage play “Broken Battlefield”. She’s using her writing skills and her voice to tell the untold stories of victims of domestic violence and to break through the silence that destroys so many lives. She has penned numerous poems. One particular powerful one which is quickly gaining notoriety throughout NYC is entitled “Be”. Be inspires women all over to become what God intended her
to become if only she is left alone and not battered by the man that is supposed to love her.
Dana continues to advocate for Mental Health, Breast Cancer awareness,
HIV/AIDS and Domestic.
Dana’s Accomplishments, Interviews, Plays, Speaking Engagements
YWCA-Domestic Violence Panel-2006
Children’s Aid Society- DV-Presentation 2007
Brown Memorial Baptist Church- Breast Cancer Awareness & Domestic Violence Service Dedication- October 2007
Voices of Women-(VOW) Organizing Project Member-2008-DV Advocacy
Millionaires Mom Club Interview- 91.5 FM Sylvia Kinard Esq.
9/3/08 -DV- New Play Interview & Announcement Aired 9/7/08 at 6:30pm-Linkage Radio with Lady D
BCAT Interview-Angela Roper Show 10/08-DV /Breast Cancer Awareness
Interview for “Face my Abuse”2008 by Jacqueline Rowe-Founder Director/CEO
Writer/Playwright: Penned Poetry, Plays & Skits
BE-2004-Poem about Domestic Violence
Broken Battlefield-Full Length Play about Domestic Violence in the church and on the College Campus-
Written 10/07 Full production 10/17/08 @ The Brown Memorial Baptist Church-7pm ; 11/21 Wayside Baptist Church-7pm
Domestic Violence in the Workplace-7/08-DC-37 Skit/Employee relations
Domestic Violence and HIV-8/08-Skit
“More”-June 2012-Full Production Stage Play about Sexual Violence and Generational
Curses Performance Dates: 6/8,
October 2012-Interview with Lady D from linkage Radio-Domestic Violence Awareness Month
2014-Completed new Play entitled- “Mama’s Bid”
PrEP –Preparation Skit-March 2015-HIV/AIDS Awareness skit for Truvada, PrEP
The Formation of Brown Memorial Baptist Church- Skit-August 2015-Archival Accounts
of the 7 people who started the
Currently Casting for New Play Mama’s Bid –September/October 2015
Domestic Violence Healing Conference –October 2015- Guest Spoken Word Artist for-Terrie Williams Agency/New Legacy
WBLS- Spa Party with Shaila Scott- Guest speaker and Spoken Word Artist-October 2015
I am Arlene Harrison
By Any Means Necessary
I have always been in church and was my pastor's personal assistant. So I often came in contact with men often but there was one who stood out and he just so happen to be a pastor. We dated and married quick. One day he told me God said I was his wife. Who was over joyed was me.
We started planning the wedding and was married January 28th of 2013. Well on February 7th of 2013 he came home late fussing on the phone and as I tried to wait to fed him his temper got really bad. An argument started where he cursed threatened me in front of my youngest even held a glass candle over my head threatening to hit me with it. My child say it and because she would not leave my side he cursed at her and threatened her as well. That Very moment was my first encounter of him beating me using his fist to my face breaking my glasses, brushing my eye, nose and mouth. He called the police stating I had a gun but when they arrived he was gone and they realized what really happened.
He didn't return for a few days and no at that time I didn't leave just as many other domestic violence victims. I stay and still was abused. His family knew he was abusive and did or said nothing. Around May 2013 same year I had had enough since he didn't want to go to counseling. I could not put my children through it any longer nor myself. I finally got out.
All the make up cover ups, smiles to out shine the pain. Staying at home because I was hurt or embarrassed. Not answering the phone because of the many questions. Yes I had had enough. I was and am worth more than that. I had endured enough.
Filed for my divorce in June it was final in August and he remarried in December of 2013. I wasn't angry just hurt that one can move on so fast meaning that the love was fake all alone. All I could do at this point was pray for her that the same thing would not happen to her. His family and friends started telling me that he beat his first wife and his kids. I was in awe I'd no one stepping in or even telling me.
But let me tell you, this situation has given me STRENGTH, COURAGE and DISCERNMENT that you won't believe. I am so grateful and thankful that I made it out alive. The dreams I had during the process was revealing what could have happen if I had stayed. I would wake up sweating and horrified. I had people approaching me that I didn't know telling me to be careful or prophesying to me about the danger in my marriage. Believe me when I say God will place folks in your path for a reason and you should take heed.
I chose to live By Any Means Necessary
By Any Means Necessary
I have always been in church and was my pastor's personal assistant. So I often came in contact with men often but there was one who stood out and he just so happen to be a pastor. We dated and married quick. One day he told me God said I was his wife. Who was over joyed was me.
We started planning the wedding and was married January 28th of 2013. Well on February 7th of 2013 he came home late fussing on the phone and as I tried to wait to fed him his temper got really bad. An argument started where he cursed threatened me in front of my youngest even held a glass candle over my head threatening to hit me with it. My child say it and because she would not leave my side he cursed at her and threatened her as well. That Very moment was my first encounter of him beating me using his fist to my face breaking my glasses, brushing my eye, nose and mouth. He called the police stating I had a gun but when they arrived he was gone and they realized what really happened.
He didn't return for a few days and no at that time I didn't leave just as many other domestic violence victims. I stay and still was abused. His family knew he was abusive and did or said nothing. Around May 2013 same year I had had enough since he didn't want to go to counseling. I could not put my children through it any longer nor myself. I finally got out.
All the make up cover ups, smiles to out shine the pain. Staying at home because I was hurt or embarrassed. Not answering the phone because of the many questions. Yes I had had enough. I was and am worth more than that. I had endured enough.
Filed for my divorce in June it was final in August and he remarried in December of 2013. I wasn't angry just hurt that one can move on so fast meaning that the love was fake all alone. All I could do at this point was pray for her that the same thing would not happen to her. His family and friends started telling me that he beat his first wife and his kids. I was in awe I'd no one stepping in or even telling me.
But let me tell you, this situation has given me STRENGTH, COURAGE and DISCERNMENT that you won't believe. I am so grateful and thankful that I made it out alive. The dreams I had during the process was revealing what could have happen if I had stayed. I would wake up sweating and horrified. I had people approaching me that I didn't know telling me to be careful or prophesying to me about the danger in my marriage. Believe me when I say God will place folks in your path for a reason and you should take heed.
I chose to live By Any Means Necessary
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