abuse

AGENDA

What Jonah Hill’s messages teach us about boundaries and manipulation  

Thanks to the current proliferation of therapy speak, anyone can use an enlightened façade and therapeutic vocabulary to…

By Roe McDermott

AGENDA

‘My youth wasn’t a deterrent to his sexual attention, but part of its appeal’

Adult male attention – wanted or otherwise – creeps in at the edge of a young girl’s adolescence,…

By Kate Demolder

AGENDA, SELF

‘I do not call myself a victim or a survivor’: reflections from the other side of abuse

She does not call herself a victim or a survivor. She refuses to wear a label, but Adrienne…

By Adrienne Action

AGENDA, LIVING

Freedom at last: Britney Spears’ conservatorship finally ended after 13 years

Britney Spears has described the termination of a legal arrangement that controlled many aspects of her life for…

By Jennifer McShane

AGENDA

Paris Hilton and the physical, verbal and emotional abuse she suffered while at boarding school

Britney Spears referenced friend Paris Hilton's boarding school trauma in her recent testimony and how difficult it is…

By Lauren Heskin

SELF

Unsolicited sexts: ‘Why should we stay silent over the unacceptable actions of others?’

Broadcaster Muireann O'Connell has had enough. After continually receiving unsolicited sexually explicit messages on social media, she’s urging…

By Jennifer McShane

AGENDA, LIVING

FKA Twigs says it’s a miracle she ‘came out alive’ amid Shia LaBeouf abuse claims

By Jennifer McShane

SELF

‘I didn’t know how to leave him because I did not know who I was anymore’

For too long domestic violence has been seen primarily as physical abuse. Changes to our laws now mean…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Read: Kate Beckinsale’s disturbing account of verbal abuse from Harvey Weinstein

In a disturbing Instagram post, actress Kate Beckinsale details a disturbing exchange she had with disgraced movie mogul…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

LISTEN: The Dixie Chicks’ new song is a glorious open letter to gaslighters

The Dixie Chicks new song is a brutally honest open letter to gaslighters. We discuss the band's comeback and…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

Comment: Not all cruel jibes qualify as bullying

"It is not ok to treat people like this." Model Jodie Marsh expressed her outrage over the interview…

By Amanda Cassidy