Hello, everyone. My new short creative nonfiction story titled “The Graves of Saint Paul” is now live at Hotel by Masticadores. I’m truly grateful to editor Michelle Navajas for sharing this…| Silent Pariah
I shared this post from my experiences in surviving abuse and some lessons I learned. After I began to learn to protect myself energetically, mentally, and emotionally during the later years of my marriage, I began to understand the very fact and degree that I had been abused. Realizing that I had denied it far … More The Beginnings of Healing| joyful2beeblogs
Today's links Melissa Mendes's "The Weight": Graphic novel as emotional roller-coaster. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Windows 10 killswitch; Ashley Madison copyfraud; Ulysses pacts; "Blackheart Man." Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Melissa Mendes's "The Weight" (permalink) The Weight is ...| Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Have you gone to couples counseling to address your partner’s abuse? If you have, and it didn’t help (or made things worse), you are not alone. Couples Counseling is usually… The post Five Reasons Why Couples Counseling Doesn’t Work For Abuse [Video] appeared first on Healing Well Counseling.| Healing Well Counseling
In this video, Jocelyn talks about three common abuse tactics that are often not discussed in the public. Have you heard of these before? This video was originally posted LIVE… The post Common Abuse Tactics You May Not Know About [Video] appeared first on Healing Well Counseling.| Healing Well Counseling
Being in a toxic relationship often feels like standing in the middle of a thick fog. In that type of hazy environment, you can’t sense directions, you don’t know what’s up… The post Domestic Abuse: 5 Control Tactics and How to Counter Them appeared first on Healing Well Counseling.| Healing Well Counseling
“The Graves of Saint Paul” © 2025 by Michael L. Utley My mother lay in the ground at my feet beneath sun-bleached summer grass and faded plastic flowers and a headstone I hadn’t seen for nearly ten years. Her name, Victoria, clung to the gray stone above a bas-relief of pines and wild flowers and … Continue reading “The Graves of Saint Paul”| Silent Pariah
This year, we are marking 20 years of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, looking back at all we’ve achieved together, and looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we have to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the coming years. When we were set up twenty years ago as a coalition of… The post Launching EVAW’s new 5-year strategy appeared first on End Violence Against Women.| End Violence Against Women
Hey, friends. Nine days remain until the release of Michelle Ayon Navajas’ book After Rain Skies: The Global Anthology. March 8, 2025 will herald the arrival of a vitally important collection…| Silent Pariah
“Silence” by April The stale air of the cold breeze is chillingThe deafening silence is loudThe distance while you’re right there is globalI can’t bear the sightI am right here, but you’re not …| Hotel by Masticadores
Spotting the signs of Domestic Abuse | Are you, or someone you know, experiencing abuse? You are not alone and help and support is available.| One Knowsley
One in five employees could be coping with domestic abuse, with the Euros championship potentially putting them at extra risk.| Personnel Today
Have you ever noticed that we refer to all animals as “he” unless we know for sure that they’re females? If you referred to, say, a squirrel as “she,” people would say to you, “Wait, how do you know it’s a ‘she’?” But if you call it “he,” nobody asks you how you know it’s…| Lundy Bancroft