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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
One of the most crippling life losses is the loss of a child to legal domestic abuse. Routinely, we are approached by women denied access to their children and grandchildren because of the whim of former abusive partners or family members.
The pain they bear is beyond words. So, I won’t pretend to suggest we can actually capture the depths of their despair in this article. But I will tell you some of what they say and of what I know firsthand.
For full article, please visit: Mothers Without Custody: Grieving the Loss of Your Stolen Children
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Domestic violence help comes in all shapes and sizes. There is the crisis hotline to get you where you need to go ASAP. Then, there are the community domestic abuse support groups that assure you that “you are not alone.”
Your domestic violence shelter will give you all the resources for your immediate transition from the danger you live to safe housing. They may even have a domestic abuse legal advocate that will help you with your legal matters.
But what about your psychological care, who will tend to that? …For full article, please visit: Domestic Violence Help – The 5 Essential Resources for Domestic Abuse Survivors
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Even though “borderlines” think they are abuse victims, this doesn’t make domestic violence victims “borderlines.” We hear victims frequently labeled as being “borderlines;” that is, having a borderline personality disorder. However, I think what’s more accurate is that borderlines frequently think they are abuse victims when the fact is they aren’t victimized by others.
For full article, please visit: Domestic Violence: Are Victims Borderlines or Do Borderlines Think They Are Victims?
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