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domestic violence
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When Abuse Rewrites Your Sense of Self: Marcella’s Story
Marcella’s experience of abuse did not begin with violence. It started the way so many abusive relationships do, with small insults, a gradual erosion...
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Driving as Domination: How Abusers Use Cars to Create Fear and Control
Coercive control is not limited to the home. It follows the victim wherever they go. It shows up in ordinary routines, including something as...
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How Trauma Lives in the Body: The Physical Impact of Abuse
Physical violence is not the only harm that leaves lasting marks. Coercive control and emotional abuse can create profound physical disruption, unsettling the nervous...
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25 Paths to Healing from Domestic Abuse
Abuse doesn’t just leave scars. It erases. It strips away identity, confidence, and joy until you begin shaping yourself around someone else’s moods and...
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The Quiet Complicity of Neutrality: How Refusing to Take Sides Enables Abuse
When I opened up to some friends, a couple I’d known for years, about my husband’s abusive behaviour, they said, “We don’t want to...
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Living in Fear: How Abusers Use Intimidation to Maintain Control
Domestic abuse victims often describe their lives as walking on eggshells - fragile, tense, and constantly on the edge of danger.
Fear lies at the...
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“You Belong to Me” Uncovering the Ownership Belief at the Heart of Abuse
At the centre of abuse is ownership. Beneath the charm, the threats and the control lies the conviction ‘you are mine’. To someone abusive,...
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The Impact of Coercive Control on Children: New Study Highlights Hidden Harms
A new study from the University of Queensland has found that children who grow up exposed to coercive control are at much greater risk...