Author: Barbara Roberts

I’m a survivor of marital abuse, spiritual abuse, organisational systemic betrayal, and non-consensual sexual attack. I’m a victim-theologian. I develop Christian doctrine using my insights as a survivor of abuse and supporter of other survivors.

Honouring Resistance: How Women Resist Abuse in Intimate Relationships

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Honouring Resistance: How Women Resist Abuse in Intimate Relationships is an excellent resource for women who have suffered intimate partner abuse, and folks who are supporting them. It uses the Response-Based Practice approach to violence, oppression and adversity. It gives a victim's story and then explains all the ways she resisted the abuse. Victims find it… Continue reading Honouring Resistance: How Women Resist Abuse in Intimate Relationships

Don Hennessy and Barbara Roberts talk about Domestic Violence and Abuse, Part 1

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Don Hennessy and Barbara Roberts talk about Domestic Violence and Abuse, Part 1. Don Hennessy is an Irish counsellor and author who spent years working with abusive men and their female partners. When he realised that treating the men was making things worse for the women, he continued to analyse the thinking and behaviour of… Continue reading Don Hennessy and Barbara Roberts talk about Domestic Violence and Abuse, Part 1