TW: Domestic violence  

This week Maryellen is joined by her sister-in-law to analyze the domestic violence portrayed in Colleen Hoover’s popular novel, It Ends with Us: 

Why they thought it was a good depiction of a violent relationship 

Trauma is not an excuse for abuse  

There should be more therapy talk in this book   

Correlation/schemas – the cycle of abuse 

Romanticizing abuse and toxic sex 

Red flags and green flags from the characters 

Manipulation vs. trying to do something nice 

Victim blaming 

 

National Domestic Violence Hotline (open 24/7): 800-799-SAFE. Text START to 88788 

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