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Stephanie Thurrott
Stephanie Thurrott is a journalist and trained domestic violence advocate who has contributed more than 50 articles and counting for DomesticShelters.org covering topics that range from the costs of escaping abuse to ending revenge porn. In addition to this site, she also writes for NBC News Better, Taste of Home magazine, Stanford Health Care, Tufts University, and other print and online outlets.
Articles by Stephanie Thurrott
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An Order of Protection Should Mean No Guns
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When Your Partner Asks for an Open Relationship
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A Shelter Just for Senior Survivors
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Abusers Claim 'Parental Alienation' to Gain Custody of Kids
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Should Shelter Locations Be Made Public?
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When All You Can Remember Are the Good Times
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Gratitude Journals May Help Anxiety, Promote Sleep
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After Domestic Violence, Kids May Cope Through Outbursts
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How Workplaces Can Protect Domestic Violence Survivors
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Seeing Abusers as Manipulators, Con Artists
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Signals for Safety
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App Aims to End Revenge Porn
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States Fighting to Keep Guns Away from Abusers
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Tragedy as a Catalyst for Change
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When Survivors Believe They're Responsible for Ending Abuse
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How to Call Your Lawmakers
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Kids Caught in the Crossfire
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Did Your Doctor Ask About Domestic Violence?
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How Beauty Boosts Confidence
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When Masculinity Is Toxic
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Can a Personal Alarm Protect You?
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When Fighting Abuse Could Lead to Deportation
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Recording Phone Calls Can Help Prove Abuse
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When Domestic Abuse Happens in a Polygamous Relationship
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What Is Toxic Triangulation?
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The Fuzzy Line Between Anxiety and Depression
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Survivor: Andrea
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Escaping Same-Sex Abuse During Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell
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‘My 2-Year-Old Daughter Was Murdered by Her Father’
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Survivor Tara Overcomes Abuse, Fights to Keep Her Children
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Animal Abuse—A Serious Red Flag for Domestic Violence
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Domestic Violence Survivors: Thinking of Suicide?
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Is Mutual Abuse Real?
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DV Survivors and Self-Doubt: Am I Doing the Right Thing?
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A Guide to Restraining Orders
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What to Do If Your Teen or Adult Child Is Abusive
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8 Ways to Help a Victim of Domestic Violence
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Pregnant Survivors Forced to Stay Married in These States
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How to Protect Yourself From Post-Separation Abuse
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Nonprofit WAAR Shows What Healthy Relationships Look Like
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U.S. and States Fighting to Keep Guns Away from Abusers
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Threatened Not to Testify
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A Guide to Domestic Violence for U.S. Immigrants
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College Women Among Highest at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence
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When 911 Can't Find You
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“It’s Really Not That Bad”—Why Some Survivors Minimize Abuse
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When Women Use Force
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Quiz: Are You Missing the Signs of Gaslighting?
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Where to Report Domestic Abuse: Jurisdiction Guide
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What’s the Difference Between Violence and Abuse?
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How Survivors Get Falsely Accused of Domestic Violence
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Why Threats in a Relationship Should Be Taken Seriously
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Survivors in Isolation: Abusers Separate Victims from Everyone for Power and Control
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Your Responses to Trauma Are Normal: How Domestic Violence Can Affect Your Mental Health
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When Domestic Violence Doesn't Lead to an Arrest: Alternate Ways to Get Abusers Behind Bars
