Pregnancy Pressures: Learning About Reproductive Coercion
By Sunny Lim In healthy relationships, partners respect each another’s autonomy and choices. In abusive relationships, bodily autonomy disappears and transforms into a term known as reproductive coercion. According to Love is Respect, reproductive coercion occurs when a person prevents their partner controlling their reproductive health. Reproductive coercion is a form of sexual abuse. Abusers […]
It Doesn’t Just Take Time
By Emilie Trepanier Time is a funny thing. Actually, it’s everything. Time chooses when and how, It chooses who and where, But what time cannot do Is fix everything, I fear. Time can aid healing Like a bandaid, Advil, or treatment. Time can work as a circle Or a roller coaster Bringing back memories you […]
Is it Sexual Assault if You’re Married?
By Jenn Rockefeller One of the many questions that abuse survivors ask themselves is, “Is it sexual assault if you’re married?” It’s a valid question to ask because all we want to know is if our experiences were real or imagined. Think about it: many of us are taught early on that what happens between […]
Domestic Violence: The Biggest Issue Facing Women
By Sunny Lim One of the biggest threats to women internationally and domestically isn’t in a combat zone nor an operating room. The biggest issue is inside homes–domestic violence. Last year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released a booklet about a global study regarding statistics about women and girls who were killed […]
A Look into Codependent Relationships
By Sunny Lim Codependent relationships are the opposite of healthy relationships. Codependency isn’t exclusive to romantic relationships–it can be present in friendships and family relations as well. Being codependent is defined as excessive reliance on a person for approval, self-esteem, and identity. Through this condition, the other person often enables the codependent partner feeding into […]
Survivor Story: My Daughter’s Strength Encouraged Me to Break My Silence
By Jenn Rockefeller “When I realized the difference between my daughter and I [sic], she forgave [her abuser] and became a survivor immediately. I am no longer a victim and no longer let it rule my life.” Those are the words of a victim turned survivor. Those are the words of a woman who endured […]
