True Stories About the Moment Survivors Decided to Leave
Survivors share the exact moment when they decided to leave an abuser and escape domestic violence By Amanda Kippert In case you weren’t aware, abusive partners aim to confuse their…
10 Patterns of Verbal Abuse That Are Easy to Miss
https://youtu.be/6Dd_YfHWvSQ Verbal abuse can be harder to recognize than you may think and often takes on these patterns.
Gunned Down by An Abuser, Part 2
Janet Paulsen got police to take away all of her abusive husband’s guns … except one By Amanda Kippert Janet Paulsen speaks out for the same reason April Ross (featured…
Gunned Down: Two DV Survivors Connect Over Shared Violence
‘There’s only one way out of marriage,’ April Ross’ husband told her. ‘In a grave’ By Amanda Kippert “Before this, I was always a private person,” April Ross says. She…
Are These Texts Abusive?
Role play your way through example texversations to see what abuse can sound like By Amanda Kippert Abuse via texting isn’t new—abusers will utilize any form of communication to exert…
Tips to Stay Safe Online
Abusers can use the internet to control and intimidate survivors through financial abuse, but there are ways to protect yourself By Aura Cares Editor's Note: This article was created by…
A Safety Planning Worksheet
A DIY plan to prepare for safety the next time an abusive incident occurs Amanda Kippert There’s going to be another abusive incident. Be it a degrading shouting match, intimidating…
Profile of an Abuser
Is it possible to spot an abuser before you get involved? By Amanda Kippert This article was originally published in 2014. It was updated in 2022. No one ever plans…
10 Tactics of Coercive Control, Torture Within a Family
The abuser strives for absolute power over all aspects of adult and child victims’ lives By Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD Coercive control and the severe abuse professionals refer to as…
I Got Arrested, Too. Now What?
What to do if you find yourself in handcuffs just like the person who abused you By Shelley Flannery Your partner has a history of abusing you. Most of the…