What Victim-Blaming Sounds Like
Five responses that we need to stop perpetuating Amanda Kippert Now more than ever, we could argue that our default mode when hearing the news is to be skeptical. Thanks…
Forbidden Food
When abuse includes forced starvation and malnutrition By DomesticShelters.org One of the great things about being an adult versus a kid is we get to make our own choices. We…
Ask Amanda: Uneasy About Going to Shelter
It’s often the last resort for survivors, and that’s OK By DomesticShelters.org Q: My daughter is in a horrible domestic abusive relationship. She tried to leave the other night with…
How Survivors Have Left an Abuser for Good
Our survivor community shares their reasons for never going back Apr 14, 2021 By Amanda Kippert Leaving an abusive partner is intricately more complicated than leaving any other type of…
Ask Amanda: I Fear For My Grandchildren’s Lives
The cycle of abuse is continuing from father to son By DomesticShelters.org Q: I have two grandchildren, ages 2 and 4. I’m afraid they’re being verbally abused by their father,…
The One Truth to Know
How to let go of the guilt you've been carrying since childhood "The worst guilt to accept is an undeserved guilt." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged If you grew up…
Are You Experiencing These Symptoms of PTSD?
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Ask Amanda: I Live with a Controlling Husband
A pattern of increasing control by a partner is abuse, and has the potential to escalate Mar 10, 2021 Amanda Kippert Q: My husband is very controlling, which I can…
10 Suggestions for Coping with Loneliness in the Pandemic
Loneliness might make you feel like calling up an ex, and when abuse was involved, this is a horrible idea Mar 03, 2021 Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD Domestic abusers isolate…