Tag: domestic violence

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Breaking Down Mental Abuse and Neglect

If you’ve been following along this month, I’ve been talking about the different types of abuse leading up to how it shows up in cycles and affects our relationships. This week, I’m going to focus on two major categories: mental abuse and neglect. I’ll start with mental abuse. Mental abuse comes in many forms and …

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Breaking Down Physical and Sexual Abuse

Continuing with this month’s breakdown of abuse and how it shows up in cycles and affects our relationships, I wanted to go into more detail on physical and sexual abuse. These are often more acknowledged than mental abuse or neglect, however there are still many victims who are left without help. I’ll start with physical …

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