I only very recently got the chance to watch the BBC’s ‘Is this Coercive Control?’. I wasn’t prepared for how much the programme shocked me – but… Read more “Unpacking the BBC’s ‘Is this Coercive Control?’”
Author: tvinat
‘The bliss didn’t last long’
An anonymous survivor from the US shares her story I was in my 20s. We met at a work training seminar. On location with dozens of other… Read more “‘The bliss didn’t last long’”
Should we be concerned by the rise of choking during sex?
You could call it the Fifty Shades of Grey effect, or you could put it down to an increase in BDSM porn (and also in gratuitously violent… Read more “Should we be concerned by the rise of choking during sex?”
How does tech-related abuse happen?
Tech-related abuse may seem like a relatively new phenomenon in the world of violence against women. After all, it has only been in the past ten or… Read more “How does tech-related abuse happen?”
What is economic abuse?
Economic and financial abuse are both types of abuse that often form part of a pattern of coercive control. These abusive behaviours are rarely found in isolation,… Read more “What is economic abuse?”
Why do victims of abuse so often feel shame and experience stigma?
Objectively, we all know that victims of abuse deserve nothing but compassion and understanding. Many of those you know will be abuse victims and survivors, but not… Read more “Why do victims of abuse so often feel shame and experience stigma?”
What is honour based abuse?
Honour-based abuse is a type of abuse individuals may face for a perceived violation of the ‘honour’ and ‘shame’ codes of a particular society or community. It… Read more “What is honour based abuse?”
A closer look at gaslighting
Many people experiencing emotional abuse are likely to also experience the phenomenon of gaslighting. I’ve talked about this before, but I now want to discuss it in… Read more “A closer look at gaslighting”
Child’s play: how the games young children play can have a negative impact on gender relations
When I was just five, a boy in my class at school called Jamie decided, quite suddenly, that he was going to make it his year’s mission… Read more “Child’s play: how the games young children play can have a negative impact on gender relations”
Anybody can be an abuser…here’s why
Even card-carrying feminists can fall into patterns of abusive behaviour. One of the things that most irks me when it comes to conversations around domestic violence is… Read more “Anybody can be an abuser…here’s why”
