Don Hennessy interviewed by Kerry McAvoy

My summary of the key points Don made in his interview with Kerry McAvoy Don describes how the the workers at the Cork Domestic Violence Project came to realise that men who abuse their female intimate partners operate in a similar way to pedophiles. The thing that's missing in the Power and Control Wheel is… Continue reading Don Hennessy interviewed by Kerry McAvoy

Unclenching Our Fists: Abusive Men on the Journey to Nonviolence — book review

Unclenching Our Fists: Abusive Men on the Journey to Nonviolence is not primarily written for women who are recipients of abuse. I do not recommend it for women who are living in abuse and longing for their abuser to change. The author, Sara Elinoff Acker, says in the introduction: When I first started working in… Continue reading Unclenching Our Fists: Abusive Men on the Journey to Nonviolence — book review