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• 'Good' control?

  I was asked a question the other day: 'How can you tell the difference between good control in a relationship and control that’s got out of hand and become abusive?'Our director, Bekah, shares her response to that question, what she wished she'd added, and whether there's ever such a thing …
  

  Understanding abuse | 14 January 2021 | Bekah Legg

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• The cycle of abuse

  cycleˈsʌɪk(ə)l/nouna series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order. — — In 1979, Lenore E. Walker coined the term ‘The Cycle of Abuse’. This is a theory that proposes that abusive relationships often follow a similar pattern.Obviously, all relationships are unique to each couple involved so this …
  

  Understanding abuse | 03 November 2020 | Survivors Blog

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• Spiritual Abuse

  Spiritual AbuseMany survivors of domestic abuse have also experienced spiritual abuse, this may have been perpetrated by their spouses or by church leaders or members.CCPAS (an Independent Safeguarding Christian charity in the UK) has produced papers and pamphlets on this topic.In their pamphlet entitled, I Want to Understand Spiritual Abuse …
  

  Understanding abuse | 31 May 2018 | Esther Sweetman

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