Tag Archive for: Recovery

REASONS TO SEE FORGIVENESS AS EMOTIONAL SELF CARE

Seeing forgiveness as emotional self-care may sound strange. Especially if you experienced an abuser telling you to forgive when they haven’t changed. Forgiveness can be premature if done too early. Refocusing on you and your emotions is an important step in healing. Allow yourself to feel anger and find ways to recover from the pain […]

GRIEF AS PART OF HEALING

Grief is always a normal and important part of healing for intimate partner abuse survivors.

WE ARE NOT WHAT HAPPENS TO US

The term “victim” does not identify who anyone is, nor does it reflect on their worth. It denotes what happened to them.