Five important things to know about men who are abusive…
#3: An abusive man will accuse his partner of being abusive. In the experience of the women we work with, most abusive men will say that their partner is abusive. This gets confusing for friends and family standing outside of the relationship. It is interesting that most women are very hesitant to use the word “abuse” but their partners are quick to assign it to the women and tell the whole world, “she is abusive”. For this reason, we think it is important to be skeptical if a man says his partner is abusive. (Come back tomorrow for #4)
Survivors need to be given a choice not an ultimatum
Sometimes friends and family give women, who have experienced abuse, ultimatums. For example, “If you…
Stockholm Syndrome in the context of abuse?
Stockholm Syndrome was coined 40 years ago at the end of a six-day bank siege…
What should we be able to expect in our relationships?
Sometimes women impacted by abuse wonder if their expectations are too high. In our experience…
His goal in couples counselling was to gain more control over me
We had been married 15 years. Things had been very hard for a long time.…
Interview with Danielle Smith, 770 Radio Calgary
In 2016 Danielle Smith, with Newstalk 770 on the AM dial, interviewed us about our…
Jill and Karen, on What She Said
The When Love Hurts team was recently on What She Said and we had a…
Interview with Ward and Al
Our interview with Allison Dore and Arthur Simeon on Ward and Al…
Struggling to find the “right” words so your partner will stop hurting you?
Have you ever thought, “if I could just say the ‘right’ thing to my partner,…