Battered individuals frequently leave the residence that they share with their batterer. In fact, the average victim will leave their partner 8 times before leaving for good. Leaving must be done with a careful plan in order to increase safety because one of the two most dangerous times for a battered person is when they leave...
read moreWhen You’ve Made Your Escape: Safety When Leaving An Abusive Partner, Part II Battered individuals frequently leave the residence that they share with their batterer. In fact, the average victim will leave their partner 8 times before leaving for good. Leaving must be done with a careful plan in order to increase safety because...
read moreWhen You’re Preparing to Escape: Safety When Leaving An Abusive Partner, Part I Battered individuals frequently leave the residence that they share with their batterer. In fact, the average victim will leave their partner 8 times before leaving for good. Leaving must be done with a careful plan in order to increase safety...
read moreSafety is paramount in abusive situations. Not only safety once you’ve left an abusive situation, since that is when lethality is highest, but safety when you are in an abusive situation. You should always have a safety plan, even if you think you are not in danger. Even if you think you are safe, or that you will never be in...
read moreMany people are interested in ways they can predict whether they are about to become involved with someone who will be abusive. There are red flags of potential batterers, if you know what kinds of behaviors and patterns to look for. Some of them are more obvious than others. For a longer list of warning signs, you can go here....
read moreMany people are interested in ways they can predict whether they are about to become involved with someone who will be abusive. There are red flags of potential batterers, if you know what kinds of behaviors and patterns to look for. Some of them are more obvious than others. For a full list of warning signs, you can go here. What...
read moreOver the holidays, Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller had a very publicized domestic incident, which, based on the definition we’ve already established, could clearly be categorized as domestic violence. Yet, just a few days after the incident, it was reported that Brooke Mueller had requested that the order of protection be...
read moreI’ve never “struggled” with my weight in the traditional sense. I don’t know what it feels like to have someone call me “fat,” to tell me that I probably shouldn’t have that second piece of cake, or to be considered the “chubby friend.” I don’t know what it’s like to struggle with finding cute clothes in my...
read more“A large number of people that work with survivors of domestic violence are survivors themselves. I used to have a professor that specialized in career counseling, and his favorite saying was, “Actively master what you passively suffer.” This was just a fancy way of saying, “Learn how to fix other people with...
read moreI’m going to be writing about something that is very often experienced, yet very rarely talked about. It’s the dirty little secret, that thing that happens behind closed doors, the shame-filled horror that you hope no one ever finds out about. But I’m going to drag it, kicking and screaming, out of the closet...
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