Domestic Violence Warriors
What Survivors Want Everyone to Know About Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By Jenn Rockefeller It’s been said that you don’t know what someone goes through unless you’ve been through it too. With that said, those who have never endured a domestic violence relationship will have no idea what someone who has been in one goes through. It’s these outsiders who ask survivors questions like, “Well, why […]
Stop Humanizing Abusers
Emotional Abuse and Sleep Deprivation as Tools of Coercion – Part Three
Written and adapted by: Amy, BTSADV Volunteer This post will detail what happens when the forces of verbal and emotional abuse discussed in part one collide with forced sleep deprivation discussed in part two. As the second post covered the more technical side of sleep deprivation, this post will focus on how combining methods of abuse with sleep […]
Promoting Healthy Sexuality for Adolescents
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 […]
