Irish mother of two, Emma Murphy took to Facebook to detail the mental and physical abuse she has experienced at the hands of her former lover. Courtesy: Facebook/Emma Murphy

EMMA Murphy's thousands of followers are used to seeing the mummy blogger post smiling selfies, pictures of her two happy children, and positive inspirational quotes on her popular Facebook page.

But fans were shocked to see a very different and more confronting post overnight when the popular Irish fitness advocate bravely revealed her domestic violence hell.

“I’m 26, I’m from Dublin, I have two children. I’ve been in a relationship for three years with a guy who I thought was the love of my life. He was the love of my life,” the young mum began in a video message, clearly sporting a black eye.

The blogger who aims “to help and inspire women” in her “healthy mums” blog went on to say the father of her son and daughter had cheated on her, and attacked her when she confronted him about it.

“Last year I found out he cheated on me with one of his clients. I found out in June but he denied it. She contacted me in November and told me she was pregnant. So with the stress I went into labour early, my world was turned upside down.

“You think you know somebody ... I loved him so much that I tried to forgive him and I gave him another chance and I took him back. Unfortunately I found out that he did it again.”

News_Image_File: Emma Murphy usually posts pictures showing her happy family and healthy lifestyle, but the video tells a very different story.

Ms Murphy, who posted a tribute to all fathers on her Facebook page just last week, went on to reveal she had confronted her partner on Friday.

“He punched me in the face, and it wasn’t the first time,” she says.

“Last year he split my head open at an event and prior to that he punched me as well an I had a black eye. And for the last year and a half, I’ve been told that I’m paranoid, I’m a psycho, I’m nuts, my insecurities will kill me one day.”

The young mum goes on to explain that the reason she endured such torture and took so long to do something about it was because she only just gained the courage to realise that what was happening to her was unacceptable.

“I finally realised that no, this is not acceptable. No man has the right to put his hand on a woman. No matter how big, how small, no matter where you’re from. It is not right to raise a hand to a woman and it’s only now that I’ve realised that,” she says.

“Even once is unacceptable, but to be made to feel that it is acceptable is even worse. To be made to feel that you’re paranoid or insecure, that’s mental torture, and no man should do that to any woman.”

The post has been shared more than 40,000 times and clocked up more than 827,000 views from shocked fans who have shared the inspiring message.

Ms Murphy said in the video she hoped it would inspire other women suffering domestic violence and encourage them to speak out, and among thousands of commenters many women have shared their own experiences and saying her brave message has inspired them.

News_Image_File: Emma Murphy started her blog and business to share daily tips on health and nutrition for mums.

The Dublin woman’s video has been shared around the world, reaching women in Australia.

Executive officer of Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia, Karen Willis, told news.com.au Ms Murphy deserved praise for bravely sharing her story and she was not surprised the video had struck a chord.

“We have this image that people who experience domestic violence that somehow there’s something wrong with them, they’re maybe poor or drunk. We have quite appalling ideas,” she said.

“Then to see a woman who’s really strong and capable with an online following and inspiring, and also to know that she’s a victim of domestic violence is a really confronting idea. Unfortunately we know there is no barrier to such violence.”

Ms Willis referred to high profile Australian women who surprised the public with their own stories of domestic violence and said it was great women were speaking out.

“What it’s letting the rest of us know is it’s women everywhere,” she said.

Ms Willis also said it was important to recognise the mental torture inflicted in violent relationships.

“Most domestic violence is actually verbal, it’s psychological and sexual as well as physical, so a person is undermined and humiliated and it destroys their confidence,” she said.

“Those things make it very difficult for a victim to say anything so people get to the point where they feel useless and believe they are at fault. (Ms Murphy) has really pinpointed some of those issues.”

Australian of the Year Rosie Batty is leading the fight against domestic violence in Australia and has described the nation’s domestic violence problem as “family terrorism”.

“Women and children are dying because of family violence and we need to see a commensurate response,” Ms Batty said in a statement accompanying figures released this week showing Australians fear family violence over terror attacks.

“There is no shortage of goodwill from our leaders, but we need words put into action including increased funding of family violence services. Every day they wait, more lives are put at significant risk.”

Every week on average one Australian woman is killed by a current of former partner and one in six women in Australia are affected by intimate partner violence.

If you or someone you know is impacted by domestic or family violence or sexual assault, contact support group 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732). In an emergency, call 000.News_Rich_Media: Investigates the global rise in domestic violence homicide. Are weak laws putting women's lives at risk?