My Partner Is Trying to Make Me Seem Crazy. Am I Crazy?
How abusers use mind tricks and manipulation to portray survivors as insane Sarah’s* abuser made her sleep facing him in bed. It started innocently enough. He said he liked it…
An Online Epidemic: The Inseparable Link Between Porn & Trafficking (Infographic)
Porn is harmful to those who watch it, AND to those who create it. Fighting for love is a worthy cause, because we’re out to promote healthy relationships and raise…
20 Things Abusers Say
20 Things Abusers Say
Ask Amanda: How Do I Ask for Help?
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I’m Ready to Leave My Abuser, Now What?
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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…