What About The Men? by: Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune Finally, maybe some good news: there are men who care about sexual and domestic violence. The Fathers’ Day Poll released by the Family Violence Prevention Fund reveals the following: · 2/3 of men know that sexual and domestic violence are … Continue reading
Helping A Victim Domestic violence, or “partner abuse,” affects the lives of millions of people. It’s been the subject of hundreds of books, magazine articles, movies, and television programs. We know that beating someone is a terrible thing. But beatings are only a part of what happens in domestic violence. … Continue reading
The Gift of Love by Robert Sidell, Rev., J.D. What is the soul of love? In this world that we live we each search for love in a different way. One searches for it in a romantic relationship, another in friendship, another with family, and another in religion. But is … Continue reading
This Time by: Bethany Scaggs ©2007 Writtin for battered women everywhere You told me you loved me, I guess you must have lied. If you would have loved me, You wouldn’t have made me cry. You slammed me up against the wall, With your hands around my throat. So tight … Continue reading
Excerpts Why Does He Do That? Inside the Mind of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft “If I were asked to select one salient characteristic of my abusive clients, an aspect of their nature that stands out above all the others, I would choose this one: They feel profoundly … Continue reading
Emotions are the root cause of almost every injury and illness. Anger, fear, unworthiness and other emotions get `stuffed’ into the body, over time these limiting emotions weaken the physical body creating stiffness, aches, pain and general discomfort, which eventually can cause more serious conditions like tumors and cancer. In … Continue reading
Tips on Healing from Abuse by: Lauren Christenson I am often thankful that I found ways to grow stronger as a women, especially in the aftermath of the abuse I lived through for years. Without this coping skill I never would have become the strong woman I am today, ten … Continue reading
Verbal Abuse and its Devastating Impact By Patricia Evans Verbal Abuse is insidious. Verbal Abuse is endemic. Verbal Abuse impacts millions of people. Verbal Abuse and its denial are crazy-making Verbal Abuse usually occurs in secret. If you’ve heard, “You’re Too Sensitive” you’ve heard verbal abuse. Although many people have … Continue reading
Abusive people typically think they are unique, really so different from other people that they don’t have to follow the same rules everyone else does. But rather than being unique, abusers have a lot in common with one another, including their patterns of thinking and behaving. The following are some … Continue reading
Of all the tasks that we face in emerging from an abusive relationship, healing the damage from the abuse is the most difficult and the task that inevitably takes the longest. Our finances can be rebuilt; our emotions will rebound; bruises will heal; new friends can be made; new partners … Continue reading
