When Love Hurts Reflections, News and Resources
Reflections from a four-decade journey working toward a safer and more respectful world for women and children.
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The destruction of parental alienation accusations: one woman’s story
When asked to write an article on the impacts parental alienation accusations had on me and my kids — I jumped at the chance. Telling my story proves to be healing each time I do it — largely in part because when all of this was happening, no one seemed to hear me or my…
A framework of healing from coercive control and abuse
This descriptive framework is a collection of signs, feelings, actions, attitudes, and more, that indicate that healing is happening.
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.
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 training is happening soon
To advance your skills in working with women with experiences of abuse attend the When Love Hurts training
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.
Spring training event for therapists, transition house staff, advocates and other helping professionals
We are excited to open registration today for a special spring training event for therapists, transition house staff, advocates and other helping professionals.