Limitless Ladies Network LLC - Eps5 - Strategies to go from Surviving to Thriving Domestic Violence

In this episode sponsored by Soroptimist International of Willimantic our panel of experts including Kathleen O'Reilly, Adjunct UCONN Professor of Women, Gender, and Violence; Women, Gender, and Film; Gender Representations in US Popular Culture; and Sociology of Sexualities, Paige Briggs of the Domestic Violence Program, and Maria Busineau Assoc. Director and Counselor at the Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern CT will discuss Domestic Violence history, statistics and free resources. Tammy Dungan, Founder of Limitless Ladies Network, will share insights into her personal traumas and her journey to healing with some coping skills that may help other wounded warriors of domestic violence.

We examine the history of intimate partner violence against women in Western culture and discuss language and societal norms that trivialize women's roles with Professor 'Reilly. Paige shares staggering statistics on domestic violence cases in the US and close to home and available free resources for women and families in need. Maria highlights additional statistics on sexual assault in our community and the support her program provides to those in need.

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Sponsored by Soroptimist International of Willimantic: Join this wonderful group of women supporting women or apply for the Live Your Dream Scholarship

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Resources:

Power and Control hand-out:

https://www.theduluthmodel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PowerandControl.pdf

Know the Red Flags of Abuse:

https://www.thehotline.org/resources/know-the-red-flags-of-abuse/

Domestic Violence Statistics and Domestic Violence Resources

https://limitlessladiesnetwork.com/downloads

Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut

https://saccec.org/

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