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Ask Amanda: How Can I Afford to Leave?
July 08, 2020 Survivor in an isolated area is looking for ide...
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Helping Women Find Their Voices
July 06, 2020 Patrisha McLean’s Finding Our Voices initiative...
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Debunking the Top 5 Self-Care Myths
July 01, 2020 Putting yourself first isn’t selfish and other ...
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Ask Amanda: How Can I Afford to Leave?
July 08, 2020 Survivor in an isolated area is looking for ide...
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Helping Women Find Their Voices
July 06, 2020 Patrisha McLean’s Finding Our Voices initiative...
Read more -
Debunking the Top 5 Self-Care Myths
July 01, 2020 Putting yourself first isn’t selfish and other ...
Read more
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6 Tips to Overcome Body Shame
May 06, 2020 Set yourself free from abuse-induced body shame | Many abusers criticize and even disfigure their partner’s body as a tactic of control. Over time,... read more
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Everything Survivors Need to Know About the Census
May 04, 2020 By answering a few questions, you can help nonprofits receive the funding they need | By now, you should have received an envelope in the mail from... read more
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I Married a Survivor of Domestic Violence
April 29, 2020 He wants his survivor wife to feel unconditional love | I remember when we first got together; she used to ask me if it was OK for her to get her h... read more
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You Don't Need to Surrender Your Pet During COVID-19
April 27, 2020 If an abuser tells you differently, this may be a coercive control tactic | Is your partner pressuring you to surrender your pet during the coronav... read more
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Ask Amanda: The Quarantine is Triggering
April 22, 2020 For those forced into isolation before by an abuser, the COVID-19 quarantine can bring up bad memories | Q: I escaped a marriage some time ago to a... read more
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Abuse Almost Always Escalates
April 20, 2020 Bad news: If you’re trapped in a cycle of abuse, it’s most likely going to only get worse | When you ask survivors what their last straw was during... read more
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When Your Partner Asks for an Open Relationship
April 15, 2020 Here’s how to differentiate innocuous requests from red flags for abuse | For many individuals, monogamy is the norm—one partner, one relationship ... read more
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It's Time We Start Being Nicer to Ourselves
April 13, 2020 DomesticShelters.org Book Club pick focuses on self-compassion | A 20-something artist from New York, Caroline Caldwell, coined the viral quote: In... read more
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I Got Arrested, Too. Now What?
April 08, 2020 What to do if you find yourself in handcuffs just like the person who abused you | Your partner has a history of abusing you. Most of the time, you... read more
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'I Stayed at a Domestic Violence Shelter'
April 06, 2020 One survivor mom talks about the turmoil of deciding to escape with her three young children to an emergency shelter | Tricia was 34 when she found... read more
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How to Afford a Pandemic
April 01, 2020 In the midst of all the continuous bad news surrounding COVID-19, there is some hope—relief in the form of a stimulus package | The world is in uph... read more
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Money Means Freedom
March 30, 2020 FreeFrom’s new Compensation Compass shows survivors how to access funds set aside for survivors | While we can lament that money doesn’t buy happin... read more
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Ask Amanda: He's Threatening to Call CPS
March 25, 2020 Pregnant and afraid, her husband’s threats are a form of emotional abuse | Q: Hi, I'm 19 years old and I've been married since 2018. My husband has... read more
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Resisting Control When It's Disguised as Love
March 23, 2020 Seeing through an abuser's performances of "love" gives victims renewed power | Abusive and controlling partners often use "loving" a... read more
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The Danger of Being Quarantined with an Abuser
March 19, 2020 Most hotlines, shelters are still ready and willing to help | It seems most everything is closing down because of the Coronavirus, aka COVID-19, no... read more
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