The cycle of abuse includes four stages—tension building, abuse, reconciliation, and calm—that allow abusers to control their victims through fear and manipulation. This pattern can trap victims and ...

Are you experiencing coercive control in your marriage? It’s important to learn the signs and take steps to protect yourself.

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 ...

If you grew up in a dysfunctional family, it can take time to break the cycle of abuse. A therapist shared common stages she sees in clients healing from trauma. The stages include noticing your ...

What begins as a partnership built on love, trust, and mutual respect can sometimes deteriorate into a relationship marked by control, manipulation, and fear. This transformation rarely happens ...

SAN DIEGO — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to recent data, financial abuse is the most prevalent, but least recognized, form of domestic violence. One in four women and one in ...

Almost everyone has experienced a toxic relationship at some point in their life — whether with a romantic partner, a family member or even a friend. Trauma-bonded relationships fall under ...

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 ...

A father whose newborn baby was taken into care because of a history of domestic abuse says he sought help because he wanted ...

The Allstate Foundation is providing $5 million in funding to the National Domestic Violence Hotline and FreeFrom. These transformative grants will support survivors' immediate needs: emergency crisis ...