Dear Provider, When you signed up to work with children, I’m willing to bet you didn’t plan on working with families as complicated as this one. You wanted to work with kids; not get caught in the middle of a never ending series of Judge Judy episodes. (And if you enjoy these episodes, please find…
The Day I Climbed Out of the Blender
Four years ago today I crawled into bed, completely exhausted, and desperately hoping to escape from the recent incident of psychological abuse. Whenever the abuse happened, it felt like my thoughts and emotions had been put into a blender. Everything was all jumbled until I could no longer sort out what had really happened. “Was…
Victim Impact Statement
Recently, I was invited to be a part of a local domestic violence group’s efforts to make changes in the legislature. One step in the process is to compile a stack of victim impact statements from survivors. Here’s mine: My first attempt at writing an impact statement focused on the effects that the trauma of…
Co-Parenting With an Abuser
Yields 52 weeks of questioning everything Ingredients: 5 cups false accusations (Can be flavored to taste with Parental Alienation and Munchausen) ¾ cup legal fees (Be sure to sift out any child support, as this will surely affect the final texture) ½ cup circular arguments ½ cup denial ¼ cup unbalanced parenting schedules 4 emotional…
Don’t Buy the Tickets
I read the book. Then I watch the movie. While I watch the movie, there are subtle moments where I think to myself, “Wait…that’s not how it really happened. Unless…was it??” But then the scene fades, and the written word and cinematic version are once again unfolding in sync with each other. At least for…
Outreach
The fourth goal at Blank Page Project is to increase the public’s awareness of domestic and systemic use of coercive control. In addition, we as a community will seek to influence the passing of legislation intended to protect survivors from future harm. Follow us on social media for the latest information.
Enrichment
Our third goal at Blank Page Project is to provide access to educational opportunities and/or scholarships for survivors to engage themselves in using their voices professionally. For example funds can be awarded for those seeking to become a therapist, lawyer, educator, legislator, Blank Page Project: Makasa homeowner, writer, support group leader, or other advocate. The…
Respite
One of our goals here at the Blank Page Project is to provide opportunities for survivors of coercive control to experience personal healing through access to calming environmental measures and community supports. RESPITE THROUGH CALMING ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES Each property owner agrees to work with local professional or volunteer designers to ensure their rental environments are…
Refuge
Here at Blank Page Project, our primary goal is to provide an easily accessible, growing network of safe, affordable, private, and secure housing for post-separation adult, child, and pet survivors of coercive control. (That’s a mouthful. Think of it like online vacation rentals, except specially designed for survivors with extras like affordability and security measures.)…