EMOTIONAL ABUSE HEALING: SEE THE RED AND YELLOW LIGHTS
Here are some questions whose answers offer clues about whether you are dealing with someone who is emotionally abusive. Proceed with caution and talk about it if you don’t like what you see.
Tag Archive for: intimate partner violence
TIPS ON DIVORCING AN ABUSER
/in Coercive Control, Controlling Relationships, Domestic Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Relationships, Uncategorized /by JenniferDivorce is never easy, and that is especially true for intimate partner abuse survivors. My last blog, Considering Divorce, was a walk-through of the process. During my interview with Holly Slota, attorney at Pines Bach LLP in Madison WI, I asked what issues make it more difficult for survivors. This blog combines her responses with guidance on how to handle each issue.
INFORMATION ABOUT DIVORCE
/in Controlling Relationships, Intimate Partner Violence, Relationships, Uncategorized /by JenniferSurvivors, as well as those who work with them, will find my interview with Attorney Holly Slota from Pines Bach LLP in Madison, Wisconsin, informative. Those who contemplate leaving often feel fear about the unknown legal system, making an already complicated decision more difficult. Abusers often tell their partners information that is inaccurate because they want to manipulate or frighten them.
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 […]
Communities Working Together to Support IPV Victims
/1 Comment/in Controlling Relationships, Domestic Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Society, Uncategorized /by JenniferIntimate 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.
Triggered by Coronavirus
/4 Comments/in Emotions, Intimate Partner Violence, Uncategorized /by JenniferTrauma symptoms can worsen when triggered by current stressors.
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