How Pets Can Help a Survivor in the Healing Process
Survivor Story: After Leaving an Abusive Marriage, This Survivor Has Rebuilt Her Life
Submitted by: Christina, Survivor Those who have not been abused often ask survivors of domestic violence why they stay so long. While each survivor may have different reasons, they are all valid. Survivor Christina shares how the abuse began – and escalated – after marrying her high school sweetheart, her reasons for staying, how she […]
Survivor Story: Creating Art is Helping Me Heal from Childhood Domestic Violence
Written by: Aron, Survivor Domestic violence rarely, if ever, only affects the person experiencing it firsthand. Various studies conducted estimate between 3.3 million and 15 million children witness physical violence at home. Witnessing abuse – regardless of whether or not it ever turns physical – has lifelong consequences for the children exposed to it. Survivor […]
What is Vicarious Trauma?
So, Your Significant Other is a Survivor
Treatment for PTSD in Adults
By Jenn Rockefeller The aftermath of an abusive relationship is complicated. From figuring out living situations to financial solutions, our lives can become unmanageable. When you add our emotional well-being into the mix, well, that just compounds the aftermath into a tension-filled life. When we deal with reliving the same events and emotions over and […]
