Violence - People

I am a herpetologist and environmental scientist. I am currently in a state of extreme despair, but somehow manage to wake up every morning and go to work. I've had two divorces-the first one was after a marriage of nearly 20 years. The second followed an act of violence wherein my 'husband' tried to strangle me. I don't know why he didn't finish the deed, but something stopped him. So,...

I am a mother of 2 boys. Grew up in a family of violence and financial difficulty. During my teenage years, I helped out in child care centre, where I learnt several useful tactics in handling children of different ages. Get to know more about me and my kids at http://allaboutyourchild.com

George Anderson is a Board Certified Diplomate in Psychotherapy, A Fellow in the American Orthopsychiatric Association and, the first global provider of Anger Management training, workbooks,videos, DVDs and interactive CDs. He is the author of “Gaining Control of Ourselves”, “Controlling Ourselves”, “Parenting in A Troubled World”, “The California...

Domestic violence survivor, bipolar 1, chocoholic

i live on a tiny tropical island in the middle of the pacific ocean called Kauai. i moved here in 1998 to continue pursuing what would end up being a 9 year managing career starting at theaters along the blustery I-90; dating back to my freezing teens and twenty something college days.since no spectacular melt-down happened at the turn of 2000 i created my own by entering into a grueling process...

At 38, my former husband was diagnosed with Fronto-Temporal dementia. This illness, for him, manifested in violence and multiple inappropriate behaviors. We had three minor children and life became a nightmare. I tried to work through the issues as a supportive spouse and informal caregiver, but life continued to bloom out of control. I was losing everything we had worked for, not just...

Hello, I am a medical doctor and I am interested in research on environmental and occupational health related problems. My research work on occupational lung cancer was first study in that specialty in Nepal. At present, I am working as an Ass. Professor of Community Medicine at Kathmandu Medical College, Nepal and also as a National Consultant for WHO/MoH&P, Nepal collaborative programme on...

I am thrilled to join Wellsphere's HealthBlogger Network, focusing in the Alcoholism community. I come from the family side of this family disease.I chose to publish my seventh book, If You Loved Me, You'd Stop! What You Really Need To Know When Your Loved One Drinks Too Much, and write this blog because I wanted to help all of us better understand the new brain research on addiction –...

Hi! I'm Michele L. Tune and I've had a long journey to better health. After barely surviving domestic violence, I was injured and had several health issues as a result. My weight ballooned up to near 300 pounds, I was on tons of medication, and I went through several surgeries as well - including a mishap where my colon was punctured. The recovery (from all of the above) was grueling and seemed...

Specialty: Clinical Psychology

My family and I live in Colorado, where I work as a forensic psychologist. I have provided treatment, assessment, and crisis invervention services for a wide variety of clients, including sex offenders, domestic violence offenders, correctional inmates, as well as general outpatients. I have also supervised a residential substance abuse program, provided supervision, and presented at conferences...