Videos of Don Hennessy and other Irish DV professionals (Don Hennessy series part 9)

The real question is, "How do men get a woman to go back into an abusive relationship or to stay in an abusive relationship?" Here are three documentary videos made by Gerard Lough (10 mins each) which feature Irish experts in domestic abuse. They were made in 2007. The speakers: Don Hennessy (Director, National Domestic Violence… Continue reading Videos of Don Hennessy and other Irish DV professionals (Don Hennessy series part 9)

Re-offending: the increasingly dangerous culminating phase in male intimate abuse (Don Hennessy series part 6)

The skilled offender becomes progressively more abusive the longer he maintains control over his target woman. This is a truth universally acknowledged by those who have professional or long-term personal experience in the dynamics of domestic abuse. For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it… Continue reading Re-offending: the increasingly dangerous culminating phase in male intimate abuse (Don Hennessy series part 6)