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The MEND Project Blog

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The MEND Project’s blog offers articles, personal stories, and more to help victims and responders of emotional abuse.

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Why Does Nobody Believe Me?

Not being believed is one of the most painful positions to find yourself in and needs safe and corrective attention as soon as possible. 

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The Cycle of Abuse: Why the Bad Times Can Be So Confusing

Does your relationship move between periods of warmth and connection and difficult times that seem to keep returning? Perhaps things feel good for a while. You feel close to your partner and hopeful about your ...

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The Benefits of Support Groups: Why Healing Happens Better in Community

Healing from emotional abuse can feel deeply isolating. There are many reasons for this. Safe listeners and helpers can be difficult to find, and it may be even harder to find people who truly understand ...

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Reactive Abuse Explained: Understanding the Survivor’s Response to Ongoing Harm

When two people share conflicting stories of abuse, determining what is happening can be difficult even for mental health counselors. This is especially true when prolonged mistreatment has caused the victim to react in aggressive ...

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AI Support for Abuse

How AI Can Be a Supportive and Empowering Resource for Abuse Survivors

We recently connected with Anne Wintemute, founder of Aimee Says, to learn more about the heart behind this AI-powered help companion and how it can support people in confusing, difficult, or abusive relationships.  In the ...

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Finding the Strength to Leave an Abusive Relationship

How The MEND Project Has Helped Me The MEND Project has given me a place where I can express my deepest traumas and assist others who are going through or have been through circumstances and ...

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Oversharing: Finding Healing Through Self-Love

We all long for connection. To be seen, heard, and understood is part of being human. Yet sometimes the way we share leaves us feeling unsettled, ashamed, or even more isolated. Those feelings often happen ...

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