A Synopsis of “Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek”
I structured my book, Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek, around issues and questions I frequently hear from survivors and often from those who work with them.
Domination and Its Roots
/3 Comments/in Coercive Control, Domestic Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Socialization, Society /by JenniferAs I delved into writing my book, I rediscovered Eisler’s work along with her subsequent books that explore Partnership systems throughout all aspects of society. My soon to be published book Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek has a chapter that connects the insights of her work with intimate partner abuse.
Releasing and Welcoming
/2 Comments/in Growth /by JenniferThe Burning Bowl ceremony is about releasing what no longer serves us. The White Stone ceremony is about welcoming something into your life that you want to grow toward or find..
Anger as a Super Power
/2 Comments/in Assertiveness, Controlling Relationships, Emotions, Intimate Partner Violence, Uncategorized /by JenniferIntimate partner abuse survivors have one or more of the following experiences with their own anger. Actually, all but the first one are common for others as well. This blog will explore each type before talking about anger as a superpower.
Should Coercive Control Be a Crime?
/2 Comments/in Coercive Control, Controlling Relationships, Domestic Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Society /by JenniferIt’s Not Against the Law If you have experienced coercive control, you know the devastating effects. Those who feel entitled to use it strip away our freedom of expression, limiting what we can do and say. It damages our sense of self-worth. It increases self-doubt. We often say we feel crazy because of the intense […]
I Did It!
/in Growth, Self-esteem and Confidence, Uncategorized /by JenniferNext steps are always scary. We don’t know what they will be like—not really—until we take them. Each of the paths listed above encompasses many steps. We can set off, but we cannot outline each step, each curve, each boulder along the way, and when we think we have to, it stops us from ever setting off.
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