I am opening a new chapter in my career. I will be sending in the manuscript for my book for survivors of intimate partner abuse within a couple of weeks. I began revising my web site to reflect that I only do intimate partner abuse work now. I am contemplating supervising a Master’s level student. I have two workshops to prepare for this fall. A lot is happening and it is all in the middle of a pandemic!
Choosing Our Relationship to Domination/in Controlling Relationships, Domestic Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Society, Uncategorized /by Jennifer
This post is about shifting our attitudes regarding the need to take a stand on domineering, coercive behavior. Beyond the justified anger and grief is a space for pride in the fact that we never give up on empowering ourselves.
We can all do our part by supporting protests of these injustices. That can take the shape of a march, but longer term work happens by joining organizations that work against intimate partner and racial injustice.
We often want to retaliate and give people a dose of what they’ve given us, but this does not maintain our power.
Intimate partner violence victims’ safety has always been linked to how communities work together to reduce IPV. Unfortunately, our society’s response to IPV often enables violence.
Being under a Safe at Home order is an oxymoron when it comes to IPV, since home is where you’re in danger.
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