In her page-turning memoir A DANCE WITH THE DEVIL: A TRUE STORY OF MARRIAGE TO A PSYCHOPATH, Barbara Bentley weaves a story of how fairy tale dreams, trust and hope collide with the crazy-making world of psychopaths and domestic violence.
Psychopath — the word evokes fear and reminds us that serial killers stalk our society. […]
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The Department of Justice and the Office on Violence Against Women joins advocates, survivors , and communities around the country to observe October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This is a moment to elevate the conversation so the majority of Americans will understand that violence against women and girls is unacceptable.
Violence against women is the […]
MTV ad warning of the damage domestic verbal abuse can cause
Posted in Resources on Sep 28th, 2009
Think verbal abuse isn’t as “bad” as physical abuse? Think again. It can be worse. The emotional and psychological effects of VA can take MUCH longer to recover from than PA. When BOTH are present, it amounts to nothing less than domestic TERRORISM. This is a video (click on the image below) you can share […]
by Jimmy Carter
Discrimination and abuse wrongly backed by doctrine are damaging society, argues the former US president
“Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status […]
Master Suppression Techniques
Posted in Resources on Jun 30th, 2009
Introduction
Nothing is as practical as good theory. Professor Berit Ås developed the theory of the master suppression techniques, thus making a tool women (and others) can use to identify what goes on when they are not listened to, when they are overlooked or ignored. Maybe it is not that you make a poor argument […]