“As tears fall from her face she begins to sway Love shouldn't hurt this way.” — Diana Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“She could just pack up and leave, but she does not visualize what's beyond ahead.” — Núria Añó Copy Share Image
I know victims of domestic abuse. I know what it takes for people to get out, and I also know why people… — Paddy Considine Copy Share Image
“John was still making comments regarding violent things that he shouldn't, but I hoped he was just being a big mouth. Nobody… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.” — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, you are far more likely to be harmed or die prematurely as a direct result of modern society than you are… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Everybody's good when they're good, darling. You don't judge a person by that. It's how they act when things aren't good that… — Megan Jacobson Copy Share Image
Never believe a man's claim that he has to harm his partner in order to protect her; only abusers think this way. — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Before I can give myself to another I first must give me to myself. Once I know the value of self, I… — Elizabeth Cook-Howard Copy Share Image
“She looks in the mirror seems vaguely familiar like steam on the glass shame covers her past the fog slithers down as… — Diana Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“When people conclude that anger causes abuse, they are confusing cause and effect. Ray was not abusive because he was angry; he… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
If you add up all the forms of genocide, from female infanticide and genital mutilation to so-called honor crimes, sex trafficking, and… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
There's a ripple effect in being underpaid for women. Ten thousand women are turned down every day for domestic abuse shelters. Part… — Patricia Arquette Copy Share Image
“Last night I dreamt Moses and I were rowing underwater. We could breathe and talk to one another. We rowed past schools… — J. Dylan Yates Copy Share Image
It feels as if childhood sexual abuse or domestic abuse of women in the home has increased but actually if you ask… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“My mother's story continues to haunt me, it will until the day I die. My guilt and personal anguish is a good… — M.J. Burke Sr Copy Share Image
“Marriage,love and commitment does not give a man permission to act like Julius Caesar by pushing his partner into sexual promiscuity like… — Sheree' Gay Copy Share Image
Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it… — Gabrielle Giffords Copy Share Image
The worst way of oppression involve exploitation of children, preying on vulnerability, denying others the right to live safely, and denying people… — Alice Glass Copy Share Image
“It is important to note that research has shown that men who have abusive mothers do not tend to develop especially negative… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Violent men, and men in authority over violent men, and the broader public that authorises those men, are not yet shamed by… — Lee Lakeman Copy Share Image
“To any survivor who may be doubting whether what they’ve experienced is truly abuse, remember that emotional, verbal, and psychological abuse will… — Shahida Arabi Copy Share Image
“The abuser does not believe, however, that his level of authority over the children should be in any way connected to his… — Lundy Bancroft Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Canadian researcher Donald Dutton . . has written that marital work with a man who has a history of relationship violence may… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“THE MYTHS ABOUT ABUSERS 1. He was abused as a child. 2. His previous partner hurt him. 3. He abuses those he… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Julia's fears of coming forward with the violence were based on anticipated as well as actual responses from friends and acquaintances. I… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“Divinely sanctioned wife-beating “There is no basis in Islamic theology to support domestic abuse of any kind,” declared Qanta A. Ahmed, author… — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
“As more brands and corporations hurried to hop on the #MeToo train, they changed their messaging to raise awareness about issues concerning… — Kelly Loudenberg Copy Share Image
“The abuser’s mood changes are especially perplexing. He can be a different person from day to day, or even from hour to… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“When a man’s face contorts in bitterness and hatred, he looks a little insane. When his mood changes from elated to assaultive… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“The woman knows from living with the abusive man that there are no simple answers. Friends say: “He’s mean.” But she knows… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“And then there was punishment. Hundreds of machines were being used not just by police forces and homicide detectives for investigative purposes… — Scott J. Holliday Copy Share Image
“The fact of the matter is, if you haven’t been in an abusive relationship, you don’t really know what the experience is… — Shahida Arabi Copy Share Image
“As she breaks the silence, the upscale abused wife begins to feel affirmed and validated. The rationalizations she once relied on to… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“Your husband's abuse of you feels "normal" to him. A goal of a abuser treatment program is to teach a healthier normal… — Caroline Abbott Copy Share Image
“Hit me again, and I'll report you to the authorities. Follow me to my bed one more time, and I swear to… — Kien Nguyen Copy Share Image
