7 Important Signs of Coercive Control You Need to Know
It’s hard to spot from the outside, and often invisible to the person living inside it. Here are 7 signs of coercive control to recognize, how it affects victims…and how to get support.
Feeling Mind Fucked in Your Relationship? Here’s Why
You know that feeling after an argument when you can’t even tell what just happened, or what you even said? There’s a word for what that is. And It isn’t a misunderstanding — it’s deliberate. Here’s how to recognize it.
Patterns of Abusive Behavior: The Sequence is the Weapon
Patterns of abuse aren’t just a list of bad behaviors. They’re a sequence — and each behavior gets its power from its position in the order. Why most safety advice misses what’s actually happening.
What is the Cost of Rebranding Rape?
Language matters in sexual violence. When rape is rebranded (and diluted) as “sexual assault,” it changes how we understand the crime—and if perps are held accountable.
Drink Spiking: What Parents Need to Know for Spring Break 2026
Drink spiking is one of the most underreported dangers of spring break — and one of the least discussed before kids leave home. Here’s what parents need to know for 2026: from new beach alcohol bans to GHB, Rohypnol, and Devil’s Breath, the drug most parents have never heard of
What Makes a Skilled Abuser? Inside Don Hennessy’s Framework
Researcher Don Hennessy spent four decades working with both abusers and survivors — and what he found challenges everything we think we know. Not all abusive men operate the same way, and the difference between a skilled abuser and an unskilled one may be the most important thing that women and professionals aren’t being taught.
“Trauma Bond”: Myths and Realities
You’ve heard the term. But what nobody tells you: the way most people use ‘trauma bond’ blames the wrong person. In this article, we break down the science, the research, and the missing piece that changes everything.
Why Does She Stay? Regrooming in the Bedroom
Everyone asks why she stays. But it’s the wrong question. Before the first act of violence, a skilled abuser customizes a performance built to be irresistible to her. She didn’t fall in love with him. She fell in love with the lie. Understanding how that lie is maintained changes everything about how we see her choice to stay.
3 Ways to Tell If Your Mind Has Been Hijacked by Criticism
Use this quick triage tool to identify whether your inner voice is authentic guidance or installed criticism. A hijacked voice attacks your identity, while an authentic voice addresses behavior. The forensic question—’Who benefits when you criticize yourself?’—reveals whose agenda your inner critic serves.
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month: Technology and What Parents Need to Know
New research from Arizona State University reveals that extreme jealousy over a romantic partner “liking” someone’s Instagram post can be a symptom of digital dating abuse already present in teen relationships. But these aren’t random acts of jealousy—they’re part of systematic patterns that Irish researcher Don Hennessy identified after interviewing 1,000 domestic violence perpetrators. Combined with Dr. Ann Burgess’s pioneering work on trauma’s psychological aftermath, parents gain insight into how abuse operates in the digital age.