I’m Ready to Leave My Abuser, Now What?
https://youtu.be/Nr4oqqG4eq0
Why Do People Stay in Abusive Relationships?
“Why Don’t They Just Leave?” People who have never been abused often wonder why a person wouldn’t just leave an abusive relationship. They don’t understand that leaving can be more…
Power and Control Wheel – Understanding the Power and Control Wheel
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How Trauma Rewires the Brain
Survivors of abuse can be prone to extreme ‘flight or fight’ responses Our brains are mysterious and complex organs, made up of billions of neurons. They control virtually everything we…
She Has No Money, She Will Come Crawling Back. NOT!
Group explores ways to resolve economic dilemmas that hobble survivors August 25, 2016 By Lisa Aronson Fontes, Ph.D Two weeks after they meet, he insists on moving into her apartment…
Moms Are Going to Jail When Abusive Partners Hurt the Kids
New family court guidelines take aim at ‘failure to protect’ petitions In December 2006, Robert Braxton Jr. was sentenced to just two years in prison for breaking his girlfriend’s 3-month-old…
Gaslighting: Could You Be Missing the Signs?
Psychological abuse so subtle, you may not even realize it’s happening Gaslighting is a term that describes a type of emotional and psychological abuse in which an abuser convinces his…
The Good Wife
Forced to marry a stranger at 16, she spent a decade being isolated, humiliated and assaulted. Then, she planned her escape When I was a kid, my only goal was…
Am I Being Abused?
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How to Protect Your Identity
6 ways to evade an abuser’s attempts to steal your personal information Abusers are cunning individuals bent on exerting power and control in all areas of a survivor’s life. This…