Interview with Danielle Smith, 770 Radio Calgary
In 2016 Danielle Smith, with Newstalk 770 on the AM dial, interviewed us about our 3rd edition…
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In 2016 Danielle Smith, with Newstalk 770 on the AM dial, interviewed us about our 3rd edition…
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The When Love Hurts team was recently on What She Said and we had a great time with Kate Wheeler…
Read moreOur interview with Allison Dore and Arthur Simeon on Ward and Al…
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We were so excited at the opportunity to be interviewed this morning on the national CTV morning show. The 3rd edition of When Love Hurts was launched last week…
Read moreHave you ever thought, “if I could just say the ‘right’ thing to my partner, then he would finally ‘get it’, understand and change?” Have you ever wondered if somehow you could make your relationship better if you just had the right combination of words… or tone of voice… or proper explanation? Abusive men often […]
Read moreIf asked, most counsellors will say that they have training in abuse but it is not part of the standard curriculum for most counselling programs. So, how can you figure out if your counsellor really does understand abuse or simply thinks they understand? Here are a few things you could look for: Do they hold […]
Read moreI just heard a great interview with Marie Corbett on CBC radio. She was a judge who felt powerless and so she retired in the hopes of bringing about change from outside the system. That is pretty remarkable – for a judge to feel powerless. Where does that leave one, individual woman, seeking justice in […]
Read moreIn Early July I sat down via skype with Quyn Lê Erichsen from BBS Radio to talk about the third edition of our book…
Read moreOur 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 […]
Read moreIt is normal for a woman to experience some level of anxiety or depression if she is experiencing abuse from her partner. Often times women are seen to have some form of mental illness when they are actually just having a normal human reaction to oppression, hurt and crazy-making behaviour. One woman reported that she […]
Read moreThe war in Syria has made all of us aware of a very large group of people who are living desperate lives as they flee their homes, everything they know and make arduous journeys to unfamiliar and overcrowded refugee camps. These refugees carrying with them the faint hope that some country will receive them and […]
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