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  Why I Work the Domestic Violence Helpline

  Men Have a Responsibility to Pick up the Pieces | The call came at about 2:30 a.m. I put on my robe and pulled out my notebook before answering, knowing that I would n... read more

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  Appreciating Survivors of Abuse While Supporting Its Victims

  Are they survivors or victims? There is no right answer, says one expert | Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and other traumas are rightly proud of overco... read more

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  5 Things I Learned After Becoming a Survivor

  She went from rock bottom to lifting other survivors up | Super Bowl Sunday is an anniversary of sorts for me, and this one was a milestone: Five years ago, my life ch... read more

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  Listening to Victims Can Reduce Domestic Violence Deaths

  Communities have to remember that survivors are the experts | As an advocate for abused women and an educator and trainer on domestic violence, I’ve been traveling aro... read more

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  To Those Who Feel Broken from Childhood Trauma

  One writer says she feels ‘beautifully broken,’ and that’s OK | This is for you. This is for me. This is addressing the horror, the invisible illness: childhood trauma... read more

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  Eat, Sleep, Breathe: Healing My Grieving Heart

  One woman’s journey through trauma and grief will resonate with survivors of all kinds | I had always approached pretty much most of life’s challenges from an intelle... read more

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  Nobody Would Have Been Surprised If I Had Died

  She says everyone knew she was living with an abuser growing up. No one intervened | It starts somewhere. It starts in the home. I know what a mass shooter can look... read more

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  The Good Wife

  Forced to marry a stranger at 16, she spent a decade being isolated, humiliated and assaulted. Then, she planned her escape | When I was a kid, my only goal was to ... read more

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  14 Misconceptions About Domestic Violence

  Intimate partner abuse is incredibly common, but very misunderstood | After a video surfaced of football player Ray Rice punching out his then-fiancée Janay in an el... read more

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  An Untrue Comparison

  Men and women should not be considered equals when we talk about domestic violence | When I was a boy, I learned about the differences between men and women, but it wa... read more

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  The Process of Disclosure

  Her abuser was famous. She was afraid no one would believe her | Fourteen years. That is how long it took me to admit to myself, and others, that I had survived a p... read more

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  What a Flight Attendant Learned About Human Trafficking

  I suspect it’s happening in my own, affluent, oceanside neighborhood | A few years ago, on board a flight from Los Angeles to New York, a group of young girls wore no... read more

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  Controlling Your Partner Is Illegal, But Not in the U.S.

  British victims are better protected from their controlling, abusive partners | New Russian laws decriminalizing some forms of domestic battery can make us feel smug ... read more

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  Dark Matter: Domestic Violence and Mass Murder

  Mass shootings, like that at the Ft. Lauderdale airport, can often be linked back to domestic violence | On Jan. 10, 2016, a young man named Esteban Santiago stood ou... read more

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  My Story of Delayed Trauma

  Not knowing you’re in an abusive relationship doesn’t make it any less painful | I’ve been a freelance writer for 12 years. I’ve written on topics ranging from heart s... read more