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To Our Australian Survivors and Family
We know the battle victims and survivors face in Australia goes beyond social media. We are expanding our efforts to provide our programs and resources to our growing family in Australia.
Re-Learning to Love Yourself After Abuse
Loving yourself after abuse means allowing yourself to dance across–to and fro, weaving in and out of–the four Stones of Healing (self-study, self-love, self-compassion, self-awareness)… for the rest of your life.
Survivors in the Grey-Area: Intersecting Identities, Vulnerabilities, and Inequalities
Our identities are based on, among other aspects, our race, class, gender, sexuality, faith. What happens when the vulnerabilities and inequalities associated with each of these intersect? Survivors who are black women, pregnant working mothers, illegal immigrants or male could see their multiple identities interlock against them, but by analyzing their abuse through the lens of intersectionality we can better understand how to help.
Advocating for Teens in a Domestic Violence Relationship
TDV, just like domestic violence, is ruthless, and the road to recovery is often long and uphill. This is why it is an issue that should not be minimized and, instead, should be taken as seriously as intimate partner violence in adults. As seen in the survivor story above, it can affect survivors long after leaving the abusive relationship.
The Dangerous Reality of Stalking
Stalking is not a playful matter. It is a dangerous reality for over 6 million people in the United States who are stalked each year.
To Our Amazing BTSADV Family
The Executive Director of BTSADV, Heidi Lynne, provides reflection, encouragement, and insight to the BTSADV family as we face 2021.
Navigating the COVID Holiday Season as a DV Survivor
Understanding the correlation between DV and the holidays, and how COVID-19 further complicates everything this year.
The Art of Healing After Domestic Violence
The physical markers of abuse may have faded, but the spiritual and psychological scarring from domestic violence may last a long time after a victim leaves her abuser. Even though the road to healing from past trauma can be long, it is possible to regain what you had lost someday. Some days will be harder than others, it’s true.
Domestic Violence in Unexpected Places
When “heroes” become the perpetrators of abuse, there is a double-edged sword of action without consequence that makes situations like these especially dangerous for victims of domestic violence.
Stability Created from the Inside Out
Leaving abusive relationships may not immediately equate to true healing or good mental health. True healing and stability occurs from the inside out.
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