by Lynn Tolson | Emotional & Mental Health, Life Lessons, Relationships, Surviving Abuse, Surviving Divorce
When we think of domestic violence, we the image that comes to mind is usually one of a woman with bruises and black and blue eyes. This essay examines insidious forms of domestic abuse. What is emotional abuse, and how does it pertain to domestic violence? Emotional...
by Lynn Tolson | Relationships, Surviving Abuse, Surviving Divorce
Domestic Abuse and Isolation in Relationships Those that know the story from my memoir Beyond the Tears: A True Survivor’s Story, have read that I was vulnerable, easily manipulated, trained to be without opinion, and living in the shadow of my father’s violence and...
by Jay Oh | Justice & Help, Religion, Surviving Abuse
The following is part of Chapter 1 of a book entitled Beyond Abuse in the Christian Home: Raising Voices for Change Editors: Catherine Clark Kroeger, Nancy Nason-Clark, Barbara Fisher-Townsend 2008, Wipf and Stock Publishers The home in which I grew up was a...
by Lynn Tolson | Family & Parenting, Relationships, Surviving Abuse
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month, yet domestic violence occurs globally 24/7, 365 days a year. What is considered violence? What do parents teach their children? John Bradshaw, author of “Homecoming” and “Creating Love...
by Valerie Moore | Surviving Abuse
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month – This is my contribution. First off, I would like to start by admitting that I am in NO position to provide advice on the subject of domestic violence. Me offering advice would be extremely hypocritical. So,...
