Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Human Trafficking, Traumatic Brain Injury, Subtle Brain Injury, Ableism, Shame and Stigma

In this episode, Melissa Pleasanton shares how growing up with a family member with a cognitive disability inspired significant research and exposed how frequent head trauma, brain injury, and cognitive disabilities intersect with those that experience various forms of intimate partner violence. She also shares some pointers for those in helping professions, as well as unintended consequences within the work.