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.
Teen Dating Violence Doesn’t Actually Start Out Like That
Teen dating violence doesn’t start with a shove or a threat. It starts with early signs: tactics that wear the victim down mentally, long before anyone uses the word “abuse.” Here’s what the early signs actually looks like—and why prevention campaigns aren’t working.
“Honesty” vs Put-Downs: How to Tell the Difference
The same old w(h)ine in new bottles: put-downs disguised as honesty. Once you understand this manipulation tactic, you can’t be fooled by it anymore. Here’s what to look for.
How a Mindset Shift Can Change Your Life
Every recovery begins in your mind first. The smallest shift in thought, the quietest act of belief, becomes your rebellion against powerlessness — and your path back to yourself.
When Love is a Battle Plan: Psychological Warfare in Domestic Abuse
When love becomes strategy, the damage is deeper than bruises. Irish counselor Don Hennessy calls domestic abuse psychological warfare — a calculated campaign that begins at first contact and ends with the victim’s mind colonization.
Don Hennessy: The Man Who Listened to Women…and Abusers
Few people have spent more time studying the mind of an abuser than Don Hennessy. For four decades, he’s listened to both sides — the women who endured coercive control, and the men who engineered it. What he discovered changes everything we think we know about domestic abuse.