What is Financial Abuse?
Financial abuse (also called economic abuse) occurs when one partner in a relationship controls access to money or information about finances. Perpetrators often use money as a tool to exert…
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Let’s Stop Referring To Legal Abuse As “A High Conflict Divorce”
SHALVA provides counseling, supportive services and community education to the Illinois Jewish community. We like to think that if a survivor would just leave an abusive relationship, she and her…
Spiritual Abuse and its Hidden Realities
When we think of abusive relationships, we often envision physical violence, scars, and bruises, or controlling behaviors. There is, however, another insidious method of abuse that remains hidden at the…
Tips for Negotiating with Difficult People
Negotiating with Difficult Parties: Strategies for Working with Narcissists and Those who Abuse was an information-packed presentation juxtaposing sound negotiation practices with traits and characteristics of both narcissists and abusers.…
Am I Experiencing Gaslighting?
“I started to doubt if what I was feeling was real or just in my head.” Does your partner say things that make you wonder if you are going crazy?…
Remote Controlled?
Debbie was sure that the stress of her divorce was causing her to be paranoid. Though her husband had moved out, he seemed to know about her private conversations. More…
