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Good advice and information for restoring harmony in toxic relationships.

My lady peace journal, is an attempt and request to all who read it, to support themselves in acquiring peace and harmony  in their current and future relationships. Intimate partner violence seems to be one of the most complex and sensitive topics to discuss.

When we begin to share with others about this topic, we often expose the veiled aspects of our heart, soul, and the horrendous effects that we can suffer mentally and physically. We can never be certain that these profound experiences will remain confident exchanges between trusted friends.

Despite three decades of research, activism and intervention services associated with family and intimate violence in the United States, much remains to be accomplished. Historically, the widespread prevalence of gender inequality meant that cultural construction of intimate violence was defined in male terms and viewed largely as a private matter. Thus, few instances of family and intimate violence came to the attention of the authorities. The "discovery" of child and spousal abuse by researchers and policymakers in the last three decades is evidence is evidence of the success of this construction.

Even as the lines between public and private spheres of life become clear, the tenacity of privacy as a cherished right in American society makes it difficult to convince a large part of the populace that violence that takes within intimate relationships is not only a public issue but also a criminal issue with serious consequences for the social fabric of society.

To support my aspirations for reducing intimate partner violence,  the IPV web site at:  http://www.earthessences.co.uk/IntimatePV/page1.htm   offers a number of  reference pages on this subject.
 

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