Promoting Healthy Sexuality for Adolescents

Learning to Thrive

Returning to School as a Survivor of Domestic Violence

By Emilie Trepanier I tried and I failed. The semester following my assault, I spent more time in bed than in class, and the times I went to class I was too anxious to speak to anyone. So, I got my tuition money back after proving I wasn’t going to pass my classes and that […]

When It’s Time to Leave: Finding Resources

How to Help Domestic Survivors: The Mental War After Abuse

Emotional Abuse and Sleep Deprivation as Tools of Coercion – Part Two

Written and adapted by: Amy, BTSADV Volunteer In part one of this series, I discussed the basic progression of verbal and emotional abuse and how it can affect us. I also made references to another frequently applied but barely spoken of method of abuse in the abuser’s arsenal against their victim: forced sleep deprivation. If […]