The cycle of abuse has four stages, each with specific behaviors that occur when abusers control their victims through fear and manipulation. This cycle defines abusive intimate relationships, helping ...

The cycle of abuse is a theory conceptualized in 1979 by Lenore Walker that identifies continual, repeated events in an abusive relationship. It was originally established as a means of ...

Editor's Note: There are varying experiences of abuse, and the following information provided by one psychologist pertains to emotional and psychological abuse. Abusive relationships can look ...

It doesn’t always start with yelling or bruises. Sometimes, abuse slips in quietly—disguised as control, masked as love, and dismissed as “just being difficult.” You find yourself second-guessing your ...

What does love look like in a relationship? Love is a powerful and complex thing. It is made up of feelings and actions that bring out the best in both people. Love includes affection, concern for ...

I've been consumed with the news this week about Brandon Thessfeld's arrest in the grisly murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial. I am reminded of the arrest of Ayoola Ajayi last month in the murder ...

Domestic violence remains one of America’s most pervasive yet under-discussed public health crises, affecting millions of individuals across all demographic categories. The psychological and physical ...

Dear Eric: My family moved out of state to cut ties with my husband’s verbally and emotionally abusive mother. One brother did the same. The last brother engaged in a horrific divorce, succumbed to ...

MOSES LAKE – On a single day in October, the Moses Lake Police Department received 62 calls for service, according to its records. More than one in eight of those was a domestic incident. “We’re ...