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My experience of sexism and misogynyView
Megan, aged 19 Today is the International Day of the Girl Child. To mark the occasion, we've asked university student Megan to write about her experience of sexism, and the challenges she and her friends face in navigating relationships and staying safe as young people. Here's what she had to …
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Busting the Myths About Domestic AbuseView
When it comes to domestic abuse, there are many dangerous myths that can seep like a poisonous gas throughout society. It matters that we set the record straight. We believe the truth can set people free as we open the world's eyes to the reality of abuse. "Those Women"Myth: Domestic …
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Domestic Abuse and the Cost of Living CrisisView
As I write, the latest headlines put inflation at 10.1% and the country is bracing itself for energy price hikes. The Mayor of London is warning of an increase in violence, Gordon Brown has described the situation as a crisis on the scale of the Covid epidemic and Martin Lewis, …
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'Good' control?View
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 …
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The cycle of abuseView
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 …
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Spiritual AbuseView
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 …
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