The Impact of Domestic Violence on Pregnancy: Risks, Prevalence, and Consequences.
Pregnancy-related domestic violence is a serious public health issue. While there’s a growingamount of research on the subject, there are still plenty of unanswered questions regarding theprevalence of the type of victimization, the risk factors associated, and the consequences. In astudy published by the Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan, theyinterviewed […]
Why Fathers Should Be Vulnerable with Their Children: A Story of Healing and Unconditional Love
As Father’s Day passes, people are bound to have different feelings about theholiday. Perhaps they had a wonderful relationship, or they were distant from their father, ormaybe their father hurt them as they grew up. Possibly, they are now becoming a fatherthemselves, changing the dynamic. This holiday can either be filled with such joy or […]
There Goes My Hero: Sins of a DV Father
While we tend to focus on the survivors of domestic violence, we also need toremember the aftereffects of a child who witnesses their parents going through it. That’sthe worst, but what makes it the worst is who was involved, not meaning just the onephysically or verbally abused, but the kid (and I will use “kid”, […]
Understanding Male Victims of Domestic Abuse: Challenging Social Stigmas.
What does it look like when our physically strongest individuals experience trauma atthe hands of an abuser? What standards do we have to operate by when the victim ofdomestic violence is nearly three hundred pounds, and the perpetrator is only half ofthat body weight? The questions worth answering consist of how men feel before,during, and […]
The Transformative Power of Self-Compassion and Self-Care: A Journey to Healing
Owning My Worth and ValueThe journal entry exposes the damaging belief that I was unworthy of anything better—a toxiclie that kept me trapped in the cycle of abuse. I realized that being alone was far healthier thanbeing in a destructive relationship. Extending Compassion InwardSelf-forgiveness was a profound act of self-love. I had to forgive myself […]
Understanding Grit and a Mother Way of Teaching It.
Grit, by definition from the Oxford Dictionary is described as, courage and resolve; strength of character.My mom is the epitome of grit. For a woman who went through her own struggles with a brain tumor,surgeries, chemo, radiation, etc; she never failed at continuing to have strength along a path she didn’tchoose, it chose her.Our relationship […]
