Jeff chats with Lisa Nolan the Director of Prevention Education for the Willow Domestic Violence Center in Rochester New York.
This conversation may be triggering to some and as a reminder, it is for educational purposes only and not medical or legal advice. If you need medical or legal advice, please seek help from the appropriate medical or legal professional.
Notes
- What is the language we should be using when discussing domestic violence?
- The different perspectives on men and domestic violence
- How do we stop domestic violence?
- What is domestic violence and what does it look like?
- The signs of domestic violence
- Does domestic violence happen outside of sexual relationships?
- How the Britney Spears situation shows us what domestic violence in the family can look like
- What are the outward signs of domestic violence?
- What is gaslighting?
- Are abusers aware that they are abusing?
- Abuse versus anger management issues
- Why do people abuse? Where does it come from?
- How Lisa’s experience as a campus judge for a college opened her eyes to the reality of domestic violence
- Men’s versus women’s experiences with domestic violence
- What hurdles do male sexual abuse survivors face?
- Domestic Violence in the LGBTQIA community
- How do people end up in abusive relationships?
- Why are abusive relationships hard to leave?
- Audience Q&A
- What we can do to help
Links
- Willow Domestic Violence Center: http://willowcenterny.org/
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline: http://thehotline.org/
- Rape Abuse & Incest National Network: http://rainn.org/
The CDC
