Mary Jo Rapini, Lpc

This week, we interviewed Dawn Callahan, a domestic violence survivor and board member of AVDA - a nonprofit organization that supports domestic abuse victims. Please join us for Dawn's incredible story, starting from when she realized she was in an abusive relationship to how she escaped and recovered. Interviewer Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC is a psychotherapist, specializing in intimacy, parenting, body image, and relationships. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/TyuqTAco7yo Domestic Abuse Resources: Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA): https://avda-tx.org/ Love is Respect (for teens): https://www.loveisrespect.org/ National Domestic Abuse Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ Women's Shelters (nationwide directory): https://www.womenshelters.org/ Want to learn more about relationship abuse? Find more of my videos below: Signs of Emotional Abuse: https://youtu.be/EyCvuNJ-bQQ Escaping Brainwashing and other Emotional Abuse: https://youtu.be/4mMSckwA-Zo 7 Tactics of Brainwashing Abusers: https://yo