Surviving the Aftermath of Abuse as a Single Parent
Helping Your Child Heal After Domestic Violence
By Jenn Rockefeller One of the hardest things as a parent is knowing your child endured something painful. If you watched it happen, it’s that much more excruciating. What if that something was domestic violence? How do you help your child heal after something like that? Whether your child witnessed domestic violence or experienced it […]
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 […]
How to Model Healthy Relationships for Your Children
Abusive relationships are anything but healthy. Children born of those relationships will never see healthy behaviors modeled for them. They will not see what a true relationship is supposed to look like. This is why in the aftermath of a domestic violence situation, it’s imperative for survivors to show their children that it is possible […]
