Battered Woman Syndrome: What Are The Characteristics?

According to Dr. Lenore E. Walker, a prominent expert on battered women, a woman must experience at least two complete battering cycles before she can be labeled a “battered woman”. The cycle has three phases. First the tension-building phase, followed by the explosion or acute battering incident, then the calm, loving respite- often referred to [...]

How Does Battered Woman Syndrome Affect Children.

What effect does Battered Woman Syndrome have on children? An authoritative study states that children who witness domestic violence but at not battered themselves show behavioral and emotional problems similar to those experienced by physically abused children and may also suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome later. One study states that witnessing violence between [...]

Abused Husbands – 5 Keys To Healing For Battered Men And Abusive Wives

Abused men frequently recoil from looking at their circumstances because they assume doing so will result in leaving their abusive partner. And what they’d prefer to happen is for there to be real lasting changes in their relationship that ultimately save their marriage. While it is true that most people will jump to the [...]

The Effects of Domestic Violence: Stealing Your Rights

How devastating are the effects of domestic violence? An article from Psych Central gives us a perfect example: “one of the most tragic outcomes of domestic violence is that well more than half of the young men between the ages of 11 and 22 who are in jail for homicide have killed their mother’s [...]

Domestic Abuse Therapy – 4 Fundamental Steps To Dismantling Your Partner’s Denial

You may be longing for help with domestic abuse, yet your partner is in complete denial. What do you do? Some people shy away from getting help for domestic violence because they claim that their partner will “never” admit to being abusive. Well, this may be true, but this is certainly not a reason [...]