Emotionally Abusive Relationship – How to Help Your Adult Child Recognize Partner Abuse

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D

Your son is in an emotionally abusive relationship and you don’t know how to break the news. You see the signs like writing on the wall, yet you realize he can’t read. He is blind to the controlling abuse dynamic that he lives with his girlfriend.

You fear that their “love” will continue to grow along with his deafness, blindness and tolerance to the abuse. Then, the day will come when he is gone. He can only be, feel, think and do as she approves. All else that he was simply isn’t anymore.

It is so clear to you that this is happening. What is unclear is how to open his eyes to what you see. To read the complete article, please visit Emotionally Abusive Relationship – How to Help Your Adult Child Recognize Partner Abuse

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Coping with Domestic Abuse – How To Survive in an Abusive Relationship

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

How do I survive living in an abusive relationship? How do I cope? How do I disengage from the abuse dynamics and take care of myself all while remaining in my long-standing marriage?

Many domestic abuse survivors want to improve on their survival strategies. They seek advise on how to deal with an abusive situation and stand out from the line of fire. These women (and men) are usually in their 50’s and 60’s, and they prefer not to end their marriages.

T0 read the complete article, please visit Coping with Domestic Abuse – How To Survive in an Abusive Relationship

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Domestic Violence and Legal Abuse Before the Court: Whose Story Are You?

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

Divorce litigants suffering from battered woman’s syndrome are prone to be his story in divorce, rather than being their own. And standing in that mess invariably is a sentence for life in hell.

In helping battered mothers during divorce, I have discovered how to inspire their stepping out of his story and into their own. These are the women who find their voice. They get their truth before the court. They create clarity and elicit compassion from court agents and public bystanders…and in the end, they win.

To read the complete article, please visit Domestic Violence and Legal Abuse Before the Court: Whose Story Are You?

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