Gina Hamilton

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Reciprocity is the Vibe Behind Doris Buffett’s WISP

Financial Abuse, Guest Blog, Intimate Partner Violence, Mindset

Reciprocity is the practice of giving and receiving.

It’s an equal exchange of giving what you have to give (freely, without hesitation) and taking what is needed (without shame or greed).

A balanced exchange creates a community where everyone thrives.

An imbalance creates problems.

  • Too much giving creates a situation where one has power over another.
  • Too much receiving reinforces a sense of helplessness.
white and yellow food scale slightly imbalanced
Photo by Piret Ilver on Unsplash

Every one of us has needs that must be attended to, as well as gifts that can be shared.

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STALKED by My Abusive Ex Huband for 6 Years

Safety Planning, Stalking

For at least six years after I escaped my abusive marriage, my ex huband stalked me in multiple ways.

Abusive ex-husbands stalking their ex-wives is a serious issue that affects many women.*

My ex started monitoring my activites within days of me moving out of our family home, as soon as he found out where I was.

He began stalking by bringing gifts to me at my new place.

The gifts were mainly things that he knew that I wanted rather than things of a romatic nature. Many men will love bomb with flowers and the like, but he went practical.

One gift that stands out most in my mind was the $150 pair of black boots from Macy’s. I’d told him a few weeks before that I wanted them to wear to work . He wouldn’t let me buy them because he didn’t like the style. (He always had the last word on what I was allowed to wear, but that’s a story for another day.)

Then, a day or two after he brought by the boots, he showed up inside the fenced back yard of my townhouse.

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What is the Correlation between Civil Rights and Domestic Abuse?

Domestic Violence Activism, Domestic Violence Education

Being the Martin Luther King Jr Day weekend, it brings up the question, “Do victims of domestic abuse have civil rights?”

Before we delve into that question, let’s discuss the difference between civil rights and human rights.

Seems to be a gray area. Or maybe it’s just a gray area for the State of Idaho.

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Domestic Violence Activism, Domestic Violence Education, Giving for Domestic Violence

Today, we are in the midst of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. This international campaign, initiated in 1991 at the inauguration of the Women’s Global Leadership Institute, is coordinated annually by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership.

The actual 16 Days run each year between the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25th and Human Rights Day on December 10th.

During these 16 Days, worldwide, groups and individuals alike, organize to strategize the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. 

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What’s the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Homelessness?

Domestic Violence Education, Giving for Domestic Violence, Homelessness

Since the pandemic there has been a steady increase in the numbers of homeless and domestic violence rates in the United States.

Women and children now account for an alarming number of the homeless population due to the escalating amount who are fleeing an abusive relationship. In fact, in most technologically advanced countries, family violence has been attributed as the most frequently reported reason for homelessness.

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Financial Abuse and Domestic Violence

Financial Abuse

Did you know that financial abuse and domestic violence almost always go hand in hand ?

Financial abuse occurs in 99% of domestic violence cases.

In fact, financial abuse is often cited by victims of abuse as the main reason they stayed with or returned to an abusive partner.

~ National Network to End Domestic Violence

I didn’t even know what financial abuse was until years after I left my abusive marriage. At the time, all I knew was that I wasn’t allowed to make money decisions.

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