Verbal and Emotional Abuse Help and Support
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Healing Emotional Trauma in Recovery
The Manitoba Trauma Information & Education Centre1 states the stages of healing emotional trauma are: Did you notice the cycle in domestic abuse recovery? The cycle of abuse spun you down to the depths of despair, but the…
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Too Fast Too Soon: A Commitment Red Flag
The too fast too soon red flag I mention in the following video has to do with If you feel either way, it is important to slow down. Take a breath alone. Let things settle. That…
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Top 12 Signs of Abuse in Your Future
What are the signs of abuse to watch out for when you meet a new guy or gal? We know you cannot tell who will abuse you by looking at them. Most likely, if the…
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A Guided Meditation for Abuse Victims
Get the Abuser’s Voice Out of Your Head Put on your headphones, get comfy, and press the play arrow. You’ll be very happy that you did. My sister, Erin Chavez, created this guided meditation for…
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Verbal Self-Defense: What You Must Know
[If you are the person who wrote this, please tell me so I can put your name back on it.] Stop or Slow the Escalation of Abusive Anger Verbal abuse underlies most domestic violence, so verbal…
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Judging and Criticizing
Making You Look Like a Loser Judging and criticizing allow your abuser to express how little they accept you as you are. The abuser implies that you should be smarter, saner, less picky, pickier, or…
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Mentoring Program Is No Longer Available
I’m very proud of the former Verbal Abuse Journals Mentoring Program. We helped hundreds of people who lived in abusive relationships or had left them. I will always be grateful to Janet Rhodes for supervising…
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Stories of Abuse in Video, Music, & Audio
If you want to watch and listen to true stories of abuse, you’re on the right page. We’re no longer taking submissions, but I think you’ll enjoy the different presentations listed below. Survivors’ Music Playlist Need some music to…
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Stories of Leaving Abuse
Stories of Leaving Planning to Leave Abuse When you live with abuse, it’s easy to believe that leaving is for other people. Maybe you think it takes luck, money, or a kind of strength you…
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True Stories of Abuse
Story Categories Why Do We Share True Stories of Abuse? Abuse is hard to see clearly when you’re living in it. Each incident can feel like a one-time thing, a misunderstanding, or something you must…