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Amanda Kippert
Editor-in-Chief, DomesticShelters.org
Amanda Kippert is an award-winning freelance journalist and the content editor of DomesticShelters.org. She is a trained domestic violence advocate and has volunteered with the emergency help line of her local domestic violence shelter. Her writing has appeared in more than a dozen local and national publications. You can learn more at AmandaKippert.com.
Articles by Amanda Kippert
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Am I Being Abused?
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When Media Missed the Boat
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Understanding Teen Dating Violence
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10 Patterns of Verbal Abuse
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What Is Domestic Violence?
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Helping Pets Escape Domestic Violence, Too
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6 Meditation Apps to Try Anywhere
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What Is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
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Sleep Deprivation Used as Abuse Tactic
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Canada Nonprofit Moves Survivors for Free
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A Summer of Hope for 1,500 Kids
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You Can Stop Apologizing Now
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Do Traumatic Childhoods Create High-Achieving Adults?
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Targeting Coaches, Young Men to End Violence Against Women
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Do Domestic Violence Statistics Matter?
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Your <em>Crazy Love</em> Questions Answered
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Abusers Use Suffocation as a Power Move
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A New Type of Workplace Fundraiser
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<em>Girl Up</em> Is the Book We All Needed in Our Youth
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Should an Abuser's Parents Still Get to See the Grandkids?
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Keeping Your Cool as a First-Time Single Parent
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How Many Homeless People are Fleeing Domestic Violence?
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Online Virtual Therapy
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Stages of Recovery After Trauma
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Hospitals on the Lookout for Human Trafficking
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Smart Home Technology Is Being Used Against Survivors
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PAWS Act Provides Federal Protections for Survivors' Pets
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Why It's Important to Say "Died By Domestic Violence"
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After Abuse, a High-Priced Divorce Is the Next Trauma
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More States Considering Extreme Risk Protection Orders
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Are Domestic Violence Offender Registries a Good Idea?
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The Frightening Roles Abusers Can Play
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When Abusers Turn on the Charm
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Survivor Amy: Making a Heartbreaking Choice
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How to Ask About Abuse
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After Trauma, Sleep May Be What You Need Most
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Should You Stage an Intervention?
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Netflix's <em>You</em> is a Roadmap to Dating Violence
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Public Records Reveal Domestic Violence in Senator’s Past
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New Book for Attorneys, Judges on Protecting Survivors
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Survivors Can Now Text for Help
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'Five Awake' Women Who Changed Louisiana's Laws
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Postpartum Depression Linked to Domestic Violence
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Living Through Extreme Stalking
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What Victim-Blaming Sounds Like
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Trauma-Related Guilt Is a Liar
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Is Closure Possible After Abuse?
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How to Prove Nonphysical Abuse in Court
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Through the Eyes of an ER Physician
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What is Rape Culture?
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Are Abusers Narcissists, Psychopaths or Sociopaths?
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Slamming Sexism
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Survivor Tonya: Broke to Businesswoman
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The Book That's an Urgent Wake-Up Call
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It Starts With Pronouns: Understanding Non-Binary Survivors
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How Many Rape Kits Are Actually Tested?
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Introducing Trauma-Informed Classrooms
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Leaving an Abuser When You Live Apart
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Why Domestic Violence Shelters are a Secret in Iraq
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Does PTSD Look Different in Adults and Children?
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A Safety Planning Worksheet
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Survivors Might Not Make It to the Polls
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Can a Domestic Violence Shelter Ban Service Animals?
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Healthy vs. Unhealthy Coping Strategies
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How to Recognize Emotional Abuse
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When Stress Literally Hurts
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‘I Helped Open One of the First Women's Shelters
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10 Must-Hear Podcasts on Domestic Violence
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When You Can't Collect Evidence
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The Next in Line for Abuse
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5 YA Novels About Dating Violence for Teens and Adults
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My Brain Created 100 Personalities to Protect Me
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I Tried Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
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You Have to Read This Book
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To End Abuse, First End Male Entitlement
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Putting Trauma Down in Words
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Why We Blame Victims for Domestic Violence
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How Domestic Violence Hotlines Triage Callers
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3 Ways to Become Mentally Stronger in 2020
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When Survivors Are the Criminals
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Not in My Neighborhood
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Are These Texts Abusive?
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CDC Says We Need to Pay More Attention to Childhood Trauma
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Tax Time: How Do I Avoid Filing with an Abuser?
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What Type of Money Script Was Passed Down to You?
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Turns Out, 3 Isn't Too Early to Talk Boundaries
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What Are Grey Rape and Stealthing?
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The Danger of Being Quarantined with an Abuser
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Money Means Freedom
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'I Stayed at a Domestic Violence Shelter'
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How to Afford a Pandemic
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It's Not Love, It's Love Bombing
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Survivor Brianne: I'd Finally Had Enough
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Where Are Your Boundaries?
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It's Time We Start Being Nicer to Ourselves
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Abuse Almost Always Escalates
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Including They and Them When Talking Domestic Violence
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Abusive Red Flags Everyone Should Know
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Everything Survivors Need to Know About the Census
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The Domestic Violence Survivor’s Playlist: Take 2
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How to Talk to Trauma-Sensitive Kids About COVID-19
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What Hotlines Are Hearing from Survivors During COVID-19
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Women Serve Longer Prison Sentences After Killing Abusers
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How Abusers Speak
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Children Used as Pawns in Court
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Can He Rape Me if We're Married?
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The Moose Hide Campaign Calls on Men as Allies
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Lifesaving Apps for Survivors of Domestic Violence
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How to Help Children Find Their Courage Again After Trauma
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Servicemembers Are Getting Away With Abuse
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Why Abusers May Withhold Medical Care and Medication
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The Ways Racism Fuels the Fire of Domestic Violence
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Why We Shouldn't Be Telling Survivors to 'Find God'
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The Talk You Need to Have with Your College Kid
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The 5 Largest Single-Day Marches in History
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Danger Assessment Could Predict if an Abuser Will Kill
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Black Women Are Staying Silent
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Survivor Story: She'll Never Be Able to Come Home Again
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Power Positions
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Survivor: Kate
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How Trauma Rewires the Brain
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Survivor: Gus Brock
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12 Holiday Gift Ideas With Heart
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The Next Book Club Pick Is a Memoir of Terror and Survival
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Children: Do You Feel Safe at Home?
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Can Domestic Violence Awareness Be Funny?
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Should Survivors Hire a Private Investigator?
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Ask Amanda: How Do I Rebuild My Finances After Abuse?
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Survivor Story: From Homeless, Abused to Meeting Oprah
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5 Ways to Start Fresh in 2021
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What Is ‘Battered Woman Syndrome’?
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Ask Amanda: I Live with a Controlling Husband
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What Is Trauma Bonding?
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Is the System Failing Survivors?
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Ask Amanda: Using the Grey Rock Method to Avoid Abuse
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A Guide to Restraining Orders
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How Survivors Have Left an Abuser for Good
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New Book Club Selection: The Safety Trap
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What Fuels Domestic Violence? Part 1: A Family Pattern
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What Is Emotional Abuse?
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What Is Financial Abuse?
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True Stories About the Moment Survivors Decided to Leave
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What is Verbal Abuse?
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One Abuser, Three Wives and Zero Accountability
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Part II: One Abuser, Three Wives and Zero Accountability
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Ask Amanda: Can a Judge Issue a Gag Order Against a Victim?
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Dating After Domestic Violence
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Part III: One Abuser, Three Wives and Zero Accountability
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Should Sex Work Be Legalized?
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What Fuels Domestic Violence? Part 2: Misogyny
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Survivor Creates Voice-Activated eBodyGuard App
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Ask Amanda: My Abusive Ex Doesn't Prioritize Our Daughter
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5 Ways to Recognize Religious Abuse
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What Are the Power and Control Wheels?
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Jennifers' Law Addresses Coercive Control in Family Court
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What is Physical Abuse?
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Survivor: Amy Ballon's Abusive Ex Stabs Himself to Frame Her
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A Comprehensive Guide to Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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NO MORE and DomesticShelters.org to Grow Global Directory
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Ask Amanda: Can We Stop Gendering Kids’ Halloween Costumes?
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A Guide for Male Survivors of Domestic Violence
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A Guide to Gaslighting
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Ask Amanda: Connecting with Kids After Trauma
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2021 Holiday Gift Guide
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What Is the Violence Against Women Act?
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A Guide to Cyberstalking
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Netflix's "Maid" Highlights Truth About Domestic Violence
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A Guide to Celebrating the Holidays After Trauma
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Ask Amanda: My Family Invites My Abusive Ex to Events
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Signs of a Toxic Relationship
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New Year's Resolution: No More Lists of Resolutions
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Write Your Book
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Ask Amanda: How Do I Talk to New Partner About Past Abuse?
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What is Stalking?
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RedRover Sends Heroes Right Over
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A Guide to Healthy Relationships
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A Guide to Domestic Violence Safety Planning
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Teaching Kids About Healthy Sex in a Porn-Saturated Culture
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Message of Hope for Survivors Reaches NY's Times Square
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2022 Battered Mothers Custody Conference Dates Announced
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How Does Sex Trafficking Intersect with Domestic Violence?
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Violent Abuser, Murderer, Up for Parole
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A Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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We Need to Talk About Sexual Assault in April
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Sites that Help You Avoid Triggers in Movies, TV Shows
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How to Escape an Abuser with Your Children
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Profile of an Abuser
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Why Didn't Florida Courts Protect This 4-Year-Old?
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Has Johnny Depp Gaslit Us All?
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Gunned Down: Two DV Survivors Connect Over Shared Violence
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Gunned Down by An Abuser, Part 2
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4 Steps to Talking Divorce from an Abuser With Your Kids
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AirTags Can Track Belongings, Also People
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Home Security Checklist: 9 Things to Look For
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Providing Comfort Kits After Rape to SA and Abuse Survivors
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10 DV Films That Accurately Portray the Problem
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A Guide to Child Custody Issues
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How to Protect Your Identity Online
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What Your True Crime Podcast Is Missing
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Survivor: Audrey Prosper
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Twitch Streamer Amouranth Says Husband Forced Adult Content
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Native American History Month Means Accepting Ugly History
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Ask Amanda: Why Am I Paying My Abuser During Our Divorce?
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The Woman Behind the Viral Hashtag #WhyIStayed
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Explaining DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender
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The Silent Ways Abusers Control
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You Can Grant a Holiday Miracle for Survivors of Abuse Today
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16 Reasons Why She Stayed (and How You Can Help)
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Can You Spot the Different Types of Abuse?
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A Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Coercion
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Yes, You Can Sue an Abuser
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Fragmented Memories: How Trauma Can Cause Memory Loss
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Why Domestic Violence Is a Public Health Crisis
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What If Your Doctor Doesn't Believe You?
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Four Signs Your Teen Is Experiencing Burnout After Trauma
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Is Neglect Considered Abuse?
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Signs of a Traumatic Brain Injury
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Military and Domestic Abuse Update
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How to Find a Domestic Abuse Therapist
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What Does Mental Abuse Feel Like?
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Kathryn Keats Puts Her Survivor Story on Stage
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A Guide to Domestic Violence and Disabilities
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How to Find an Affordable Domestic Violence Lawyer
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From Bullying to Domestic Violence
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The Science of Hope
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Supreme Court Cases About Stalking, Guns, and Domestic Violence You Should Know About
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Being Coerced into Swinging Is Sexual Abuse
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How to Find a Domestic Violence Lawyer
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Tina Turner, Star and Survivor, Dies at 83
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FAQs About Protection Orders
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Using Your Survivor Experience to Help Others
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A Comprehensive Guide on Childhood Domestic Violence
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How to Apply for Domestic Violence Awards
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Know When an Abuser is Released from Prison or Jail
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Arizona Survivor Faces Prison Time for Killing Domestic Abuser
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What Is Grooming and How to Spot It
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How To Avoid Sending Mixed Messages to Kids Who Witness Abuse
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Making 25 Percent of Domestic Violence Shelters Pet-Friendly By 2025 is RedRover’s Goal
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Teaching Teens About Dating Violence
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How to Write a Victim Impact Statement
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What is Polyvictimization?
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Did Domestic Violence Victim Libby Caswell Really Take Her Own Life?
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The Hidden Horrors of Reunification Camps
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Is Social Media Bad for Kids?
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To End Domestic Violence, Are You Ready to Take Action?
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Saving Pets (and Yourself) from Domestic Violence
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Are Restraining Orders Really the Best Option?
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Hairstylists May Hear About Domestic Violence First
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A Glossary of Domestic Violence Terms
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When They're Not Ready for Help
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What Is Restorative Justice?
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One Mother’s Fight for Justice After Toddler Son is Murdered
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Being Choked During Sex Is Rising in Popularity Among Young People
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Strangulation is the Highest Predictor of Murder
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Signs of an Abusive Relationship
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‘Hidden Homicides’ Bill Addresses Abusers Who Cover Up Murder
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What Is Gender-Based Violence?
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10 Excuses Domestic Violence Survivors Tell Themselves
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Strangulation Can Leave Long-Lasting Injuries
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Does God Really Want Survivors to Stay with Abusers?
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Unlearning the Lies of Childhood Domestic Violence
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It's the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
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Family Court Is Giving Abusers Custody