She has spent most of her 30-year nursing career as an emergency room (ER) nurse. She has treated many victims of domestic violence in the ER, and has noticed that a woman who experiences domestic violence is frequently misunderstood by trained professionals. When Rose recognized that she herself had been a victim of domestic abuse, she developed a greater compassion for and understanding of the victims she saw in the ER. She began to recognize that, although the behaviors of these women appeared irrational, they were actually trying to make sense of what was happening in their lives.