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One half of all Canadian women have experienced physical or sexual violence

ByKaren McAndless-Davis December 7, 2013December 7, 2013

Violence is far too common in the lives of Canadian women. One half of all Canadian women over the age of 18 have experienced physical or sexual violence. That is a shocking statistic. It comes from a Statistics Canada survey that was conducted in 1993. It was a one-time-only survey. If you or someone you know has been physically or sexually assaulted, we hope you will keep looking at this website. We’ve done our best to make this website a helpful resource.

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Women’s experiences of counsellors

ByWLH Team May 16, 2024May 28, 2024

Over the years, we have heard stories from women of counsellors who offered advice that was hurtful and sometimes even dangerous.

“All sorrows can be borne if put into a story”

ByKaren McAndless-Davis August 7, 2015

In our support groups, stories are central. The group is a safe place for women to talk about what is happening or has happened in their lives. For many women, the group is the only place they can talk about these things. We see how, by getting to tell the stories of their lives, women…

What does the Bible really say about forgiveness?

ByKaren McAndless-Davis January 14, 2014January 4, 2014

Women who have experienced abuse are often plagued with the idea that they should forgive the person who has abused them. Sometimes it is the abusive person is pushing for this, sometimes it is friends, family or church leaders, and sometimes the woman feels like it is the “right” thing to do. Some Christian women…

How often does woman abuse happen in Christian homes?

ByKaren McAndless-Davis September 10, 2012May 25, 2013

Woman abuse happens in Christian homes at the same rate as non-Christian homes. Here is a video that explores this: www.peaceandsafety.com Introduction to PASCH from PASCH on Vimeo.

Rapists: Not who you think they are

ByKaren McAndless-Davis April 29, 2013May 1, 2013

The majority of men who commit rape describe their behaviour as “definitely not rape” (84%). Most rapists seem “normal” and appear to be “good guys”. They are not sociopaths or psychopaths. They are ordinary men who hold ideas about male entitlement and women’s inferiority. In other words, they are men who hold the abuse mentality…

First do no harm

ByKaren McAndless-Davis November 20, 2014February 16, 2018

As helping professional we all have good intentions when it comes to supporting women who have experienced abuse. But if we don’t have specific training in this area, we can unintentionally end up harming a woman. Let me share one example of what I mean by this. One counsellor advised a woman that she needed…

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