Breaking The Silence - The Truth Behind Domestic Violence
By Josiah Cornell
Length11h 46m
About this audiobook
An insightful and supportive resource examining domestic abuse in depth, covering emotional, psychological, sexual, financial, and physical violence. It explores perpetrator behaviors, survivor experiences, and the long-term impacts of abuse, while offering resources, validation, and encouragement for safety and healing
Audiobook details
GenreHealth and Wellness, Education and Learning
Length11 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Breaking The Silence: The Truth Behind Domestic Violence
2Introduction
3History of Domestic Abuse – A Long Road to Recognition and Reform
4What is Domestic Violence?
5Domestic Abuse Around the World A Global Crisis in the Shadows
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6The Power and Control Wheel: Mapping the Heart of Coercive Control
7Technology and Abuse
8Hidden Truths—Domestic Abuse in LGBTQ+ Relationships
9The Equality Wheel: Re-imagining Relationships Through Respect, Choice & Trust
10The Frog in the Boiling Pot – How Abuse Creeps In
11The Story of Clare Wood – The Woman Behind Clare's Law
12The Dash Form Explained
13Economic Abuse: The Silent Chain
14Post-Separation Abuse – The Other Half of Survival
15Trapped by Care – Disability and Domestic Violence
16Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Later Life
17The Silent Wounds – Male Survivors of Domestic Abuse
18When Faith Silences – Cultural and Religious Barriers in Domestic Abuse
19Kiranjit Ahluwalia – A Life Broken, Then Reclaimed
20Honour-Based Violence and Killings: The Hidden War on Autonomy
21Heshu Yones – The Price of Honour
22Shafilea Ahmed – A Voice Crushed in the Name of Honour
23Banaz Mahmod – Buried by Blood, Remembered by Truth
24Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Understanding and Supporting Survivors
25Breaking the Silence – Nimco Ali and the War on FGM
26 First LovesFirst Bruises, Understanding Teen Dating Abuse
27Between the Lines, Police and Justice System Responses
28When the Law Steps in – Protective Orders Against Abuse
29When the Justice System Turns Its Back
30Intersectional Survivorship – When Identities Intensify Trauma
31Technology-Facilitated Abuse Control by Digital Design
32When Trust Becomes a Weapon The Georgia Harrison Story
33The Impact Domestic Violence Has on Children
34Why We Stay: The Complex Psychology of Abuse
35The Moment You Realise You Are Being Abused
36The Leaving and the Aftermath
37Why We Go Back
38The Grief That No-one Talks About
39Fear After Freedom: Trauma in the Quiet
40Learning to Feel Safe Again (In Your Own Skin)
41Dating After Domestic Violence
42The Freedom Programme: Understanding Abuse Through Education and Empowerment
43The Dominator
44THE DOMINATOR IS HIS NAME CONTROLLING WOMEN IS HIS GAME
45NOT A SAINT THAT WE ARE SEEING JUST A DECENT HUMAN BEING
46The Bully
47The Non-Abusive Counterpart to The Bully is The Friend. He Can be an Example to us all. The Friend
48The Goodfather
49The Effects of Domestic Violence and Abuse on Children
50Home Improvements
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