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Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Member since 19th August 2007
Occupation: Psychologist
Dr. Jeanne King, psychologist, author and speaker, helps people recognize and stop emotional verbal abuse. Author of All But My Soul, Dr. King developed the Intimate Partner Abuse Screen to help people find out if they are in an abusive relationship. http://www.PreventAbusiveRelationships.com, http://www.DrJeanneKing.com

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What is the difference between "being abusive" and "being an abuser?" I hear this question by people trying to determine if they are entangled in intimate partner violence, even when they don't know this term. What they want to know is: Am I in a dangerou...
Where did you get the where-with-all to write your book (All But My Soul) people continue to ask seven years after its publication. This question has been presented to me so many times, I'm compelled to give you the answer in this article. I didn't wri...
Do what you're called to do and the universe will support you. You've probably heard this, but may be scratching your head thinking about your bills, responsibilities and all of the what ifs... This is understandable. So rather than jump in with blind ...
The value of the diagnostic label has more to do with the way it impacts the person with the condition than anything else. Can you remember a time in your life when you had a medical condition and you received a diagnosis that immediately lifted the we...
When divorce and domestic violence are before the court, the children can often serve as the vehicle for the perpetrator to save face and maintain control over the family. Sound familiar? If you are in family court with an abusive partner, or abusive e...
Isolation is one of the mechanisms used to create and maintain domination of one person over another. Evolution of Isolation in Abusive Relationships It often evolves so gradually that you don't realize it's happening until you wake-up one day and n...
Can we bring justice to family courts? That's a highly political question, and I think the answer has more to do with the nature of the human beings behind the system and the misconceptions of those using the system to seek safety. We hear of battered ...
Each time I encounter the body's ability to heal itself, I'm in awe. And to witness the role of intention in this is even more mind-boggling. As domestic violence survivors, you know the scars and wounds of battering. Did you know you can have a very a...
I notice that when people are told to write as a) a way to keep records of the ongoing abuse episodes and domestic altercations, or b) for the healing effect, they recoil. If I didn't know better I'd think they felt as though they were getting an assig...
Parents are often the instruments of change for adult children in abusive relationships. And at the same time, they can also impede the change process. The Process Yields the Result Psychotherapy is a process; it's not an injection. Even though there ...
Tell me more about the "wakeful rest," asks my proofreader. Well certainly, I think to myself. There is nothing I'd rather talk (write) about more. What is the wakeful rest? Ahhh, that is the magic...the gold...the sweet spot, wherein the mind and body...
Leaving an abusive relationship is more like leaving your life because often one has to walk away from their home and family and friends, simply to get their safety and well-being back. And once on the other side of the abusive relationship, many say "Now...
Common thinking is that domestic violence is a misfortune that befalls the lower class. We hear about them more, we see more of them, we have public services to care for their needs...but that doesn't make them in the majority when it comes to domestic ab...
The saddest part of family violence and the legal abuse syndrome is the impact on children, both on them and within them. When a child is severed from their protective parent—a silent epidemic—life for this child is never the same. First, they are ...
Adversity is part of life. It comes in all shapes and sizes. It's not what happens to you; it's what you do about it that matters most. Battered women also come in all shapes and sizes. And I'm convinced that what they choose to do with their circumsta...