Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.​

How does domestic violence affect the brain? What kind of damage does abuse have on one of our most important organs? And how can we recover?

DASAS therapist and licensed social worker Elizabeth Alderson talks with host Claudia Pahls about the effects of domestic abuse on our brains.

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