Women’s experiences of counsellors
Over the years, we have heard stories from women of counsellors who offered advice that was hurtful and sometimes even dangerous.
Author: WLH Team
How women resist abuse
In our experience, when women are treated abusively in their relationship, they always seek ways to resist that treatment.
First do no harm
Research and frontline experiences have documented women’s narratives about how the dynamics of abuse are echoed in services and systems. The service landscape once viewed women with experiences of abuse as resilient survivors, and the systems in need of change. Now, individual women are more often framed as problematic and in need of treatment to…
Holding space for painful realities
One of the dynamics of abuse is that abusive men take away all the good choices for women so they are only left with bad choices.
Upcoming online training: Certified Training for Helping Professionals
Training for helping professionals to provide a proven framework and comprehensive guide to strengthen their practice and enrich the support they offer women who have experienced partner abuse.
One woman’s description of navigating family court
One woman’s poetic description of navigating the horrors of Family Court.
When Love Hurts Certified Training for Helping Professionals
If you have seen the value of the When Love Hurts book in the lives of the women you support, you will want to take this opportunity to learn how you can apply the When Love Hurts model, framework and tools in your group or individual work with women who have experienced abuse from a partner.
We have some really big news!
The Best Practices Guide and Curriculum will give you a solid framework and a complete set of exercises and resources to effectively guide women through a journey of new awareness and healing. If you are experienced in this field, this guide will help consolidate many of the things you have already learned from women and perhaps bring some fresh perspectives, tools or insights to your work.
Interview with Danielle Smith, 770 Radio Calgary
In 2016 Danielle Smith, with Newstalk 770 on the AM dial, interviewed us about our 3rd edition…
Jill and Karen, on What She Said
The When Love Hurts team was recently on What She Said and we had a great time with Kate Wheeler…
Interview with Ward and Al
Our interview with Allison Dore and Arthur Simeon on Ward and Al…
Why I Stayed
Our society believes that if you are being abused by your partner, you should leave – right away. But this is not women’s experience. Leaving a relationship, where there has been abuse, is practically and emotionally very complex. There is no “easy” solution when it comes to abuse. Whether you are living with your partner…