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Jeannette Roddy
Sep 46 min read
Is ‘Skinny Love’ about domestic abuse?
Justin Vernon, who wrote Skinny Love, has been reluctant to talk about the story behind the song, beyond confirming that the term ‘Skinny...
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Jeannette Roddy
Aug 63 min read
10 signs that counselling might be helpful after domestic abuse
A sign saying 'Difficult Roads Lead to Beautiful Destinations'
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Jeannette Roddy
Jan 105 min read
Domestic Abuse, Anxiety and Family Court
Counselling practitioners working within domestic abuse can often see clients who are going through family court processes. These cases...
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Jeannette Roddy
Jan 42 min read
Happy New Year!
I spent some time reflecting on whether to write this blog or not. When we work in domestic abuse, the narrative is often about the lack...
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Jeannette Roddy
Dec 6, 20234 min read
Why hope is important
Hope is an important part of who we are - learn about the positive and negative aspects of hope.
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Jeannette Roddy
Oct 5, 20233 min read
October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month! Mental health is a part of that too.
It seems no time at all since this time last year when the supporters for domestic abuse got great national coverage of the plight of...
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Jeannette Roddy
Sep 21, 20234 min read
Domestic abuse and mental health – Depression
People who experience domestic abuse are much more likely to experience depression than the general population. Such a simple statement...
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Jeannette Roddy
Aug 18, 20232 min read
Hope: a factor in domestic abuse and recovery
Domestic abuse can sometimes be seen as the most hopeless of circumstances, where someone being abused is trapped in a relationship. We...
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Jeannette Roddy
Aug 8, 20233 min read
'Besting' and Domestic Violence
After I wrote my first book on domestic violence counselling my Dad, then aged 88, decided to read it. Later, he mentioned how...
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Jeannette Roddy
Jun 2, 20234 min read
How living with continued criticism can affect us.
What happens in a healthy relationship When we are in any kind of relationship there is a certain level of expectation about that...
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Jeannette Roddy
May 26, 20232 min read
Excellent results from online Domestic Abuse Counselling Service (DACS)
Last Friday, Laura Viliardos and Jeannette Roddy presented the findings from DACS at the University of Salford to the BACP Research...
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Jeannette Roddy
Mar 24, 20233 min read
Using the Power and Control Wheel
This short blog has been written by David, one of our counsellors at Dactari, and provides some useful insight in how this resource can...
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Jeannette Roddy
Mar 17, 20233 min read
What to expect from Dactari domestic abuse counselling
For those of you who are wondering what it might be like to do counselling for domestic abuse, one of our therapists, Karen, has written...
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Jeannette Roddy
Mar 2, 20232 min read
Healing and Recovering from Domestic Abuse
Here at Dactari, we work on the basis that it is possible to recover your mental health after domestic abuse if the right support is in...
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Jeannette Roddy
Feb 6, 20231 min read
Counselling Training now available
It has been a busy January for us as we started to add training dates for our short courses to support domestic abuse counselling...
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Jeannette Roddy
Jan 10, 20234 min read
A new approach to domestic abuse counselling: Welcome to Dactari!
As we start 2023, we would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! With a new year comes a new start, and this is the first in what...
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