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I Tried Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
December 11, 2019 There's a yoga class that caters to survivors o...
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Recording Phone Calls Can Help Prove Abuse
December 09, 2019 Here’s what you need to know about what’s legal...
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My Brain Created 100 Personalities to Protect Me
December 04, 2019 An incredible story of survival and the failure...
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I Tried Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
December 11, 2019 There's a yoga class that caters to survivors o...
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Recording Phone Calls Can Help Prove Abuse
December 09, 2019 Here’s what you need to know about what’s legal...
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My Brain Created 100 Personalities to Protect Me
December 04, 2019 An incredible story of survival and the failure...
Read more
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Ask Amanda: Why Do I Feel So Tired All the Time?
October 09, 2019 During or after trauma, one of the defining symptoms can be exhaustion | Q: “I am so ridiculously tired all the time. I was with an abuser for four... read more
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Can a Domestic Violence Shelter Ban Service Animals?
October 07, 2019 According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, survivors with service animals are protected from discrimination | From picking up dropped items ... read more
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Survivors Might Not Make It to the Polls
October 02, 2019 Abusers may prevent survivors from voting this November | An abuser can stand in the way of a lot of things—freedom, for one. Feeling safe in one’s... read more
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Starting from Scratch
September 30, 2019 You had to leave an abuser suddenly and now you have nothing but the clothes on your back | Maybe you left in the heat of an argument or while they... read more
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A Safety Planning Worksheet
September 25, 2019 A DIY plan to prepare for safety the next time an abusive incident occurs | There’s going to be another abusive incident. Be it a degrading shoutin... read more
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Does PTSD Look Different in Adults and Children?
September 23, 2019 Same symptoms for all, but harder to identify in kids who don’t know what’s going on | After living through, experiencing firsthand or just witness... read more
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Can a Personal Alarm Protect You?
September 18, 2019 Maybe, and there’s more you can do to help keep yourself safe | If you’re living through domestic violence or recently escaped an abuser, you might... read more
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Around the World: England, Thailand and Mexico in the News
September 16, 2019 From blunt knives as a possible deterrent, to smoking as a form of violence—this is what’s happening here and abroad | From one side of the globe t... read more
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Why Domestic Violence Shelters are a Secret in Iraq
September 11, 2019 Here, survivors and advocates alike live in fear | Despite the tireless efforts of domestic violence advocates to save survivors, change the laws, ... read more
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Leaving an Abuser When You Live Apart
September 09, 2019 Why the break-up speech needs to come from a distance | We often say that it’s not as easy as simply walking out the door when someone is ready to ... read more
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When Masculinity Is Toxic
September 04, 2019 Traits men learn as boys can be dangerous—to them, and to the women in their lives | We hear a lot about “toxic masculinity” these days—a term ofte... read more
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It Starts With Pronouns: Understanding Non-Binary Survivors
September 02, 2019 Editor Lexie Bean of Written on the Body answers readers’ questions | Last April, we announced our third book club selection, Written on the Body: ... read more
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Ending the Backlog of Rape Kits
August 28, 2019 One state at a time, SVU star’s nonprofit is trying to get justice for survivors | It seems unfathomable—after being sexually assaulted, a survivor... read more
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How to Get a Protection Order Served on an Abuser
August 26, 2019 Having a judge grant you a protection order is only half the battle | “Just get a restraining order.” Most advice to survivors of domestic violenc... read more
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Introducing Trauma-Informed Classrooms
August 21, 2019 In one city, the Mindful Me program offers kids yoga, gardening to help them focus | In the past, the “unruly” kids causing disruptions in class mi... read more
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