And here I thought maybe after losing John Stamos, we gained Texas Matty, but alas 😂

a wild legal ride, out of which I made a friend who I got to witness step into courageous freedom at her deposition and then again today.

Meet my client and friend Alisa Womack, formerly Jane Doe in Hunt v. SBC.

a wild legal ride, out of which I made a friend who I got to witness step into courageous freedom at her deposition and then again today.

Meet my client and friend Alisa Womack, formerly Jane Doe in Hunt v. SBC.

their affinity for others may also skew their objectivity in evaluating other cases of abuse, including my own, or understanding the gravity of harm.

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If they can’t see that Trump is abusive, they are just as likely to be blinded to tactics of abuse used on me and my kids. If their affinity for Republicans and conservative ideals means they are blind to Trump’s tactics of abuse and narcissistic personality and the harm that it inflicts, then
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they’re not seeing what I see and know (although they could and should intentionally inform themselves). But in all honesty, no one who embraces Trump remains in my safe inner circle, because they are not safe for me.
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I would add that this sentiment holds true for my lack of a sense of safety in church or friend circles that continue to embrace Trump. This doesn’t come from a place of judgment, as I know that often people are only taking in information from a closed loop, and if that is right wing media,
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If an advocate can’t see that Donald Trump is an abuser, I honestly question their ability to objectively identify abuse and not be blinded by what they want to believe about someone.

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due to our affinity for a group, what we want to believe, or what benefits us. Not doing so is how many of us were burned by a church or ministry who covered up our abuse in the first place.
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Police, judges, pastors, and every role in the systems that may encounter abuse need education on domestic and other types of abuse, their patterns and mental health impacts in order to better detect abuse, protect survivors, and serve justice.

melissajhogan.substack.com/p/abuse-trau...

The police stop of Petito and Laundrie in Moab is a classic example of the mental health impact of Laundrie’s abuse on Gabby and how police incorrectly interpreted it, resulting in their failure to protect her, and ultimately in her murder by Laundrie.

melissajhogan.substack.com/p/abuse-trau...