Impact of Abuse

ByKaren McAndless-Davis November 19, 2012April 24, 2013

In this video Jill continues to explore the impact of abuse – confusion, feeling all alone and feeling crazy are all very common experiences for women living with abusive men.

Four things to look out for to try to avoid an abusive man:

ByKaren McAndless-Davis August 12, 2012May 25, 2013

#2: Is he trying to rush the relationship? Not all abusive men try to rush the relationship but many do. One way a woman can try to protect herself from an abusive man is to try to slow everything down. If he says, “I love you” too soon or wants to move in together right…

What should we be able to expect in our relationships?

ByKaren McAndless-Davis September 16, 2017March 31, 2020

Sometimes women impacted by abuse wonder if their expectations are too high. In our experience this is not true. Rather, it seems that over time, abuse lowers a woman’s expectations. For example, she starts out expecting that her partner will respect her feelings but over time he does not and so she gradually lets go…

What’s the difference between “normal conflict” and “abuse” in a relationship?

ByKaren McAndless-Davis November 15, 2012April 24, 2013

1) With abuse, the conflict will seem to be more about your partner trying to win the argument or hurt you with his words instead of him genuinely trying to constructively work out a problem. 2) With abuse, you will notice that your partner is thinking almost exclusively about what is good for him, not…

Are there different types of abuse? Part 2

ByKaren McAndless-Davis September 7, 2012May 25, 2013

This video explores the different types of abuse – social, sexual, physical etc. This video will help those seeking to support women who have been abused as well as women themselves.

You can’t rationalize with an irrational person

ByKaren McAndless-Davis February 8, 2015February 10, 2015

Jill and I see women working very hard to communicate with their partners. Women try to explain themselves and be rational with their partners. But the problem is that their partners are abusive and abuse is not rational. Abuse is about power and control. It is about diminishing the other person and “winning” the argument….

Important interview on CBC radio

ByKaren McAndless-Davis March 11, 2014July 17, 2016

She left her husband but the violence & intimidation continues. The stories of these 3 women explain the lonely life women experience, losing friendships & finances when others don’t want to get involved & don’t believe victims: http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2014/03/10/surviving-domestic-violence/ Listen clear to the end for the full 27 minute Interview “Surviving Domestic Violence”CBC.ca March 10, 2014

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