Facing The Barrels Of A Shotgun

TweetI have long tried to explain to others what it is like to be in a domestic violence situation and why it is so hard to get out.  I have tried to figure out how we get ourselves into such situations in the first place.  And I have always emphasized how important it is to [...]

Understanding Domestic Abuse

TweetI just read a short story (under 100 words) about a 40 year-old woman who shot and killed her 51 year-old boyfriend on Friday evening.  She is being held in police custody while the incident is being investigated as a homicide-domestic violence incident.  The story also indicated that a 13 year-old may have witnessed the [...]

Domestic Violence Victim Gets Jailed for Lying About Beating

TweetIn one of the most horrible miscarriages of justice that I have ever heard, a woman was sentenced to 365 days in jail for lying about being beaten by her boyfriend.  The full story is attached for your own reading and thoughts.  To make a long story short, a tape of an interview with the [...]

A Mom’s Abuse Decides Football Player’s Future

TweetI happened to catch the annual ESPN college football awards show on Thursday evening and was greatly moved by the story of the recipient of the Disney Spirit Award, Arkansas football player DJ Williams.  You see, DJ and his two sisters along with their mother are all survivors of domestic abuse.  I have attached here [...]

Dating After Domestic Violence

TweetI received a very interesting inquiry from a friend this week that has served as the topic for this week’s blog.  It is quoted, as follows:  “Do you have any tips or pointers for someone who begins dating after leaving a DV marriage?  Before my DV marriage, I had several non-violent relationships. The DV guy [...]

End the Silence on Domestic Violence

TweetI recently came across the above-referenced season-long campaign against Domestic Violence that has been undertaken by Dr. Phil McGraw on his “Dr. Phil” television show and whether you are a fan of Dr. Phil, or not, this show and his website at DrPhil.com are way too important for anyone to miss.  This is not just another “let’s [...]

Domestic Abuse Hurts

TweetI recently received the attached letter from a reader who chose to share her story with me in response to my request to share your stories as a way to help others.  As I read it, there were so many things with which I could identify and I now understand that while her sharing was [...]

Saudi Court May Paralyze Man As Punishment

TweetWhen I read the headline of this story today on ABC News.com, I must say that I was rather astounded.  Then as I read the story and pondered it for awhile, I began to understand.  Here is the quote from the story that really got my attention “This is written in the Koran, an eye [...]

Mel Gibson: Another Domestic Abuser

TweetWherever you look in the headlines this week, everyone is reporting on the audio tapes of Mel Gibson and his tirades once again.  Much emphasis is being put on the racial and religious slurs and they definitely should receive a very clear reporting.  However, what is being lost in the messages, at least in the [...]

The Residual Effects of Domestic Abuse

TweetI have always believed that long after the physical scars of domestic abuse have healed, the mental scars were still ever present and would remain until such time as we could reach the point where we understood what those scars actually are and how they continue to influence our lives.  For many, the discovery comes [...]

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