It can be difficult to identify abuse, especially when you’re the target. It can be even more difficult to identify it when there are no physical scars and bruises. Sometimes victims question themselves, on whether the abuse is really happening. Christine Hammond, who is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, explains verbal abuse in more detailRead more
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The to-do lists of women are often long, because it not only includes personal priorities, but it also includes prioritising your family, partner, extended family, in-laws, boss and colleagues. It can be never-ending, so how do you find the right balance, take care of everyone and everything else in your life without neglecting yourself? MargaritaRead more
It can be difficult for someone who has experienced abuse to set boundaries, because they are so used to living with someone who did everything possible to invade all their most private moments and experiences. Whether you’re still in an abusive relationship or not, never stop communicating boundaries. Boundaries remind people that you value yourselfRead more
Abusers use manipulation tactics to get what they want. According to Jenn Rockefeller on breakthesilencingdv.org, these are some of the tactics they use. Gaslighting Gaslighting tactics are used to make their targets question their sense of reality, they make the victim believe that what is true about the abuse or situation is merely a figmentRead more
Once you’ve escaped abuse, you must find a new normal. Quiet nights at home feel weird, because you’re used to being surrounded by chaos caused by an angry and violent partner. Having free time to do what makes you happy is strange to you. You now have time to do things that make you happy,Read more
We all know the common questions about abuse, “why does she stay, why does she keep going back.” It’s an easy question to ask when you’re on the outside looking in. However, abuse is complex, especially for someone who feels trapped by trauma bonding. And yes, trapped. As much as people on the outside believeRead more
According to blogger, Carolyn Steber, who researched financial abuse in her article published on Bustle, all couples have disagreements about money at some point. However, she says that “if your partner is controlling when it comes to spending, discourages you from earning more money, or has begun controlling all the income in your relationship, itRead more
According to Rachel Louise Snyder, author of the book, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us, American Culture dictates how people must live especially women. She says that it is entrenched in their minds, that “children must have a father, a relationship is the ultimate goal, family is theRead more
A judge at Manchester Crown Court has been strongly criticised by domestic violence organisations for the judgement he passed during a domestic violence case. The case involves Alexander Evans who was accused by his girlfriend, Stacey Booth, of coercive abuse involving multiple incidents of physical and emotional abuse. Booth testified how he would unlock herRead more
Based on an article by Alanna Vagianos published on HuffPost US, the “U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the “Global Study on Homicide: Gender-related Killing of Women and Girls… [and the report revealed that] more than half were killed by partners or family members.” According to the report “six women are killed everyRead more