How can I support someone who is in an unhealthy relationship?

  Season 1, Episode 5: How can I support someone who is in an unhealthy relationship? Release Date: January 8, 2024 Content: Today we are discussing ways to support and empower the target of the abuse (e.g., consistently validate the person’s feelings, point out their strengths and accomplishments, support targets of abuse to believe in themselves, show empathy), be there and connect, and keep reflecting back to the abused person all of the positive qualities you see in them, keep believing that they will get free, ask how you can help, and providing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) resources Facilitator: Dr. Ellen Smith Guests: Toni Shearer Toni is a Licensed Professional Counselor in PA who is specialized in sexual and family violence and trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment, Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Child & Adolescent Trauma Professional and Certified Family Trauma Professional. Resources:  The Center for Hope and Healing is a trauma informed counseling practice that is specialized and designed to treat children and adults who have become imbalanced from traumatic responses to distressing and/or life-threatening event(s) either directly or indirectly, in any facet of functioning and living. The Center offers hope and healing to children, adolescents, adults and their families. https://centerforhopeandhealing.org. Music in this episode is:  “Adding the Sun” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Feedback: Please consider taking a brief survey with the link below to share your thoughts about our podcast series.  Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RHOAPodcast Subscribe or listen on other platforms: