Physical Or Emotional Abuse: Women, Run–Don’t Walk!

Intimate partner violence (IPV) estimates that there are 1200 deaths and 2 million injuries each year.  Are you being abused emotionally or physically? If so, you must run–not walk–from your abuser before it’s too late.  Abuse is a serious problem in the USA. The Bureau of Justice Statistics and the United States Department of Justice [...]

Natural Human Self-Defense – The 4 Emotional Self-Defense Modes

If one were to look around at all of the martial arts schools and self-defense programs that are being offered, you might come to the conclusion that all you need to do to effectively defend yourself against a crazed lunatic trying to kill you is to learn a few moves – a few tricks or [...]

How to Cope with Emotional Abuse

Emotional or physical abuse is an all too frequent occurrence for many children and women. Surveys indicate that as many as a fifth of all women are verbally abused at some time during their marriage, and at least 10% of them are abused on a regular basis. When raging, some men will use [...]

Spousal Emotional Abuse – How To Break The Cycle Of Emotional Psychological Abuse

Emotional psychological abuse from your intimate partner is as clear as the day is long when on the receiving end. But for the bystanders, it’s ambiguous. Some people will even tell you that when you are the abused, on some level, you become a bystander. It is as though you take yourself out of [...]

Emotional Abuse in a Relationship

Emotional abuse is the first stage of domestic violence. You find yourself in a romantic relationship that begins with our new partner being extremely attentive. He is willing to do anything for you. Things progress quickly, though, perhaps faster than your comfort level. He talking about marriage and kids and your not ready to [...]

Emotional Psychological Abuse: Who Knows What’s Best For You?

“I know what’s best for you…better than you do.” Sound familiar? If you are in an intimate relationship that has emotional psychological abuse, you know this message, whether delivered directly or indirectly. The message says, “You need to trust my wisdom—over your own—regarding issues specific to you.” Now, when you are living in an [...]

Signs Of Emotional Verbal Abuse: Friend Or Foe?

Did you know the signs of emotional verbal abuse are your friends if you recognize them for what they are? An adult survivor of severe childhood abuse by her natural father plotted with her sister (also abused) to kill their parents in cold blood. The mother, who watched the children being abuse, took the [...]

Healing From Emotional Abuse and the Physical Injuries of Domestic Violence

Each time I encounter the body’s ability to heal itself, I’m in awe. And to witness the role of intention in this is even more mind-boggling. As domestic violence survivors, you know the scars and wounds of battering. Did you know you can have a very active role in healing these injuries? I’m going [...]

Healing Emotional Abuse – Signs, Symptoms & Help For Relationship Problems

It’s the cycle of abuse.  Abusers always have a history of childhood abuse.  They don’t mean to pass it on and they would do better if they knew how.  Whether you are the abuse victim or perpetrator, you must make a decision to stop the cycle of dysfunction now. Yes, the spider web of [...]

Emotional Abuse: The abuse no one ever told you about

I find this a very important topic to have a lot more discussion about.  Although we all are raised, and hear all around us, that it is wrong for men to hit and that is abusive, the topic of emotional/verbal/psychological abuse seems to be often over looked.  The damage done emotionally can last even [...]

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