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Pathologizing Trauma: Understanding Its Impact and Reclaiming Your Narrative
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If you have been in, are currently in, or know someone in a confusing, painful, or potentially abusive relationship, the team and resources at MEND are here for you!
You are NOT alone.
Browse through our workshops and resources below and feel free to contact us with any questions.
And for responders, therapists, and allies, our trainings provide skills to enhance your effectiveness in helping people through abuse and the healing process.
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Director, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
Now that I understand, I have a new outlook of my own behavior & a better ability to set healthier boundaries. Thank you for putting this educational information available for those who truly needed it & benefit from it.”
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I listened to Annette speak about covert abuse…and hung on every word that she spoke. To have someone put into words exactly what I am experiencing is worth everything. I may listen to it over and over to remind myself (when things are kicked under the rug repeatedly) what I am really enduring. I am coming out of the fog. It has taken much time. . . . Thank you, Annette, for helping other women! God bless you.
Stephanie
Strews Inc.
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Care and Recovery Pastor, Mariners Church
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Disclaimer: The author of this website, The MEND Project and its founder, Annette Oltmans, takes responsibility for the presentation of the content of this website. We are not clinicians, but are researchers and desire to help you. We are not trying to vilify any gender, or any person, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality etc. Our mission is to identify and clarify the single behaviors or patterns of behaviors that occur when covert abuse is present. The material on this website and the services our nonprofit offers are offered in an effort to serve all victims of abuse. © 2025 The MEND Project. All Rights Reserved.