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In His Own Words: One Brownie, Hold the Nuts

When a woman’s act of violence toward a man is actually covered by mainstream news publications, you usually don’t have to wade too far into the comments section before stumbling upon some variation of, “Well, he must have done something to deserve it.”  Catherine Kieu Becker cut her husband’s penis off because he asked for […]

In His Own Words Abused Men: Living a Nightmare

Welcome to Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Shrink4Men. In His Own Words Abused Men: Living a Nightmare, is the first in a series. To raise public awareness about male victims of domestic violence, I’ll publish an account about men who have been abused by their wives and girlfriends everyday in October. Men comprise approximately 50% […]

BlogTalkRadio: Emotionally Incestuous Mother-Child Relationships

This is a discussion recorded on BlogTalkRadio in 2013 that discusses a largely ignored form of child abuse: emotional incest. “Parentification” and emotional incest is a common theme in many dysfunctional homes. It often begins when a mother, who is supposed to be the caretaker of her child, reverses the roles and makes the child […]