Survivor’s Journey: From Abuse Survivor to Advocate
I want to share my story in hopes that it will help some other victim. I met this man on a dating site. We met and started dating, we dated for about 7 months when he asks me to marry him. I will admit I had fallen in love with him, he was a very […]
Post Separation Abuse
Post-separation abuse can be defined as ongoing and willful patterns of intimidation fromsomeone’s former intimate partner, including legal abuse, financial abuse, and threats ofendangerment to any children involved. While separation from an abusive partner can often bethought of as the solution, the risk for lethality indicates an escalation in these behaviorsfollowing the separation.Post-separation abuse takes […]
Domestic Violence, Firearms, and Impulse Control
They don’t come out and tell you they’ve been violent before. They don’t necessarily tell youthey’re “into guns”. They don’t let you know they’re moving in AND have a gun. It’s also not thea gun that is the real problem; it’s what they do when their violent impulses take over, and theseviolent impulses turn into […]
A Reflection on a Past Relationship and Recognizing Domestic Violence”
Steve – nice guy met on a dating site I dated about 10 years ago.. I just realised how to describe how he treated me. It’s called DV. We date for an intense couple of months or so… Catching up as much as we could. Everyone who met him thought he was wonderful. He even […]
How to Talk to Children About Domestic Violence: Tips for Parents.
Navigating a discussion about domestic violence with a child can be difficult butnonetheless important. For example, when I was teaching fifth grade, I had a student who hadbeen horrifically abused by his father share his story with classmates during recess. They askedabout the skin grafts on his arms, and he confided in them. Later, they […]
Speaking Truth to Power: My Battle Against Workplace Abuse
I was friends with him for six months, we met at work. He would walk me home at night to make sure I got home safe, we went to the gym together, went on runs together. Then he started treating me like shit because he wanted to become a manager. I told him that I […]
