Ask Amanda: How Can I Afford to Leave?
Survivor in an isolated area is looking for ideas to fund her escape Jul 08, 2020 By domesticshelters.org Q: I have been trying to leave my abusive husband for quite…
Helping Women Find Their Voices
Patrisha McLean’s Finding Our Voices initiative shines light on abuse in Maine Jul 06, 2020 By Shelley Flannery Patrisha McLean, domestic abuse survivor and former wife of singer/songwriter Don McLean,…
Will My Partner Be Violent After I Leave?
How to predict violence after leaving an abuser By domesticshelters.org We know that leaving is the most dangerous time for a domestic violence survivor. Abusers often lash out in an…
3 Ways to Listen to Your Gut
t Your intuition is trying to warn you of danger ... are you ignoring it? By domesticshelters.org It’s likely we’ve all met that person at some point in our lives…
7 Ways NOT to React When Your Friend Is Sexually Assaulted You are here: Home / Blog / 7 Ways NOT to React When Your Friend Is Sexually Assaulted
By Leah Zeiger When the unthinkable happens, it can be hard to know the right way to respond. If your friend is ever sexually assaulted, you may feel angry, confused,…
Putting Trauma Down in Words
The ways journaling can help survivors By Amanda Kippert For myself, journaling started with one of those palm-sized hardcover diaries adorned with a photograph of fluffy white kittens on its…
What Victim-Blaming Sounds Like
Five responses that we need to stop perpetuating By Amanda Kippert Now more than ever, we could argue that our default mode when hearing the news is to be skeptical.…
Ask Amanda: The Quarantine is Triggering
For those forced into isolation before by an abuser, the COVID-19 quarantine can bring up bad memories Apr 22, 2020 By domesticshelters.org Q: I escaped a marriage some time ago…
‘He Was the Last Person I Wanted to Be Stuck With’
As told toAnna Silman@annaesilman Photo: Getty Images/EyeEm As much of the population is sequestered at home to combat the spread of COVID-19, the United Nations reports that there has been…