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"You are not alone"

9/27/2013

 
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"Too many of us are dealing with these days"

9/25/2013

 
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The Intersection of Medical Care and Domestic Violence

9/24/2013

 
By See the Triumph Guest Blogger, Whitney Akers

We cannot ignore the intersection of our medical care and the experience of domestic violence.  Many women report feeling ostracized and stigmatized by their medical providers in regard to seeking help related to a domestic violence experience.  With the new possibility of incorporating domestic violence screening into medical care, women may have easier and more affirming access to resources.  How might this change the face of domestic violence prevention?

Check out the following link for more information:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/09/identifying_domestic_violence.html

"There is help available"

9/23/2013

 
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The Potential Long-Term Impacts of Domestic Violence

9/20/2013

 
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By Christine Murray, See the Triumph Co-Founder

One of our main goals with the See the Triumph campaign is to share the inspirational stories of survivors of abuse who have moved forward to create violence-free lives. We believe that sharing these stories is an important step toward eliminating the harmful stereotype that people are destined to repeat cycles of victimization once they have been abused. We also think that it is important to show how people triumph over abuse and can create happy, positive, fulfilled lives.

At the same time, we don’t want to minimize the challenges that survivors can face, because those challenges are another important part of the overall story of abuse and its impacts. In addition to the overwhelming number of stories of triumph that we heard among the participants in our studies, we also heard from survivors about the ongoing challenges that they faced, even sometimes years after the abuse ended. For example, consider the following participant statements:

  • “I still have scars; they will always be a part of what made me who I am today.”

  • “Nothing can ever begin to detail the trauma, isolation, fear, and depression that resulted from this.  Nothing can ever begin to compare the vibrant, alive person I was before, with the dull, lifeless, untrusting shadow I am now.”

  • “The problem is that I have been so derailed for so many years that if you look at my resume, you wonder what I have been doing for the last 10 years. Have you been asleep?”

  • “It hasn’t been pretty.  It’s been extremely stressful.  And I think it’s probably taken a toll on my health, having that kind of stress.”

  • “It’s not that I don’t feel qualified, it’s that I feel inadequate, because that’s the way that he made me feel all the time, all the time.”

What can we learn from these statements?

First, we can learn that the impact of abuse is significant, and it can continue to pose challenges to survivors for years to come. Being abused is a very difficult and significant experience that we must never minimize or gloss over.

Second, these statements can teach us that survivors of abuse may need ongoing support from a variety of sources for a long time. We must continue to work as a society to ensure that these resources--such as competent, well-trained therapists and knowledgeable, patient social support networks--are available to all survivors.

And finally, we can learn that triumph is possible even amidst the long-term challenges that survivors may face. For many of the participants in our studies, the picture was not clear-cut, in that it is not as simple as saying someone either triumphs over past abuse, or they do not. In order to qualify for our research, participants were required to have been out of any abusive relationship for at least two years. Therefore, all participants had triumphed over abuse by that standard.

We think the important message from this complex picture of the possible long-term impacts of abuse is that survivors do not need to feel like they have everything figured out in order to know that they are triumphing over their past experiences of abuse.


"The majority of the people who I encounter..."

9/20/2013

 
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On the "Abused Goddesses" Images

9/19/2013

 
By See the Triumph Guest Blogger, Whitney Akers

Domestic violence can irreversibly alter a survivor’s life, perception of self, and relation to their surrounding world and relationships. These transformative art pieces speak to the physical and spiritual effects of domestic violence while confronting and rejecting the idea that strong women cannot become entrenched in this cycle. What emotions and thoughts do these images of “Abused Goddesses” rouse in you? What do they say about the presence of domestic violence in both individual and global contexts? 

To the see "Abused Goddesses" story, go here (http://www.scoopwhoop.com/story.aspx?menuid=4&contentid=28#sthash.PrwYR2Kz.qPzAjqnM.dpbs) and here (http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/indias-incredibly-powerful-abused-goddesses-campaign-condemn?s=mobile).

"Knowing other who have overcome"

9/18/2013

 
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"Harmless Jokes" About Domestic Violence

9/17/2013

 
By Guest Blogger, Whitney Akers

Domestic violence occurs in every social group, regardless of age, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, and ability status.  This universal experience warrants a closer look at how what some may feel are “harmless jokes” add to the stigma surrounding domestic violence.  The See the Triumph Campaign aims to confront minimizing commentaries like this one, while elevating awareness of our
individual role in changing the tone of this conversation.   

http://jezebel.com/you-can-order-domestic-violence-flowers-on-the-intern-1263321345

"There is always another way out"

9/16/2013

 
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