This is more than an inability to heal or move forward Occasionally, it is important to stop and evaluate what is being said in other corners of the so-called ‘recovery’ world, where terms like addiction, struggling, tempted, lust, etc., permeate the culture of what is abusive betrayal of a primary intimate partner. As happens when … Read more
How to understand the lack of fairness and justice for victims of abuse The idea of the ‘Just-World Fallacy’ stems from a belief that the world is generally good and fair, and people get what they deserve. This belief holds that actions have consequences in alignment with ethics and morality. Thus, when bad things happen, … Read more
More on how language contributes to victim pathologizing? Decades ago, when all we had were wives’ groups from the various AA, NA, SA recovery programs, wives of men who use ‘Targeted Partner Abuse©’ attended those groups so that we had a place where we could talk to other women who understood what we were going … Read more
