Season Two of the podcast is coming!
We are excited to announce that Season Two of the When Love Hurts Podcast is coming soon! You can help shape what this season will look like.
abusive men
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Marking an important day with a brand New When Love Hurts Podcast!
We are approaching November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, where we work toward the achievement of full equality, safety and freedom for women and girls world-wide. This is part of what inspired us to create a When Love Hurts Podcast.
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Excitement for When Love Hurts, the podcast, launching November 25
Season One launches November 25! Join us as we reframe the conversation about abuse, healing, and hope.
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Announcing When Love Hurts, the podcast, with Jill Cory and Karen McAndless-Davis
What if everything you thought you knew about abuse wasn’t quite right? What do you do when you realize the man you’re with is not who he says he is? But you can’t quite put your finger on exactly what the problem is. What do you do when you feel trapped and alone in your…
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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…
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How women resist abuse
In our experience, when women are treated abusively in their relationship, they always seek ways to resist that treatment.
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One woman’s description of navigating family court
One woman’s poetic description of navigating the horrors of Family Court.
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You can’t rationalize with an irrational person
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….
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Abusive Men – Blame Shifting Ninjas
Abusive men have patterns to their behaviour. One of those patterns is that they tend to shift blame from themselves and on to others – particularly their partners. They hone their blame shifting skills to a very high level. For example, a man might blame his failure to live up to a responsibility (like picking…
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When a marriage is over because of abuse
I’ve been working with women impacted by abuse for over 18 years. I have never met a woman who wanted her marriage to be over. I have met lots of women who wanted – needed – the abuse to end and came to the painful realization that the only way the abuse was going to…
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The Blame Game vs. the Consequences of His Actions
Abusive men blame their partners for everything. This is one of the hallmarks of abusiveness. They will blame their partners because their kids don’t want to see them. They will blame their partners for abandoning them. They will blame their partners for “destroying the family”. But really, the abusive man is just facing the consequences…
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What is your ex saying about you?
I have worked for 18 years with women who have experienced abuse. In my experience, there are a few common things men who are abusive say about their ex-partners. Perhaps most commonly, they say the woman was “crazy”. They may even go so far as to say the woman was diagnosed as mentally ill (often “bipolar”) when…
