Blog — abuse OF men BY women

Baby Traps: Fake Positive Pregnancy and Paternity DNA Tests

A woman who wants to baby trap a man doesn't necessarily have to be pregnant to achieve her goal. Many fake pregnancy and paternity products are available to help her create a convincing con.

Pregnancy tests rigged to always turn out positive can be easily purchased online. And that’s just the beginning of the falsifying fatherhood industry.

What's Wrong with the Duluth Model for DV Treatment?

The Duluth Model is a DV treatment program that dominates every level of DV services — from the police officer who responds to a 911 call, to the laws that govern how that officer is supposed to act, to the judge who hears the case if charged, and the treatment services provided to both parties.

From my perspective, the Duluth Model is not only flawed, and unhelpful — it is destructive. 

In this post, I'll give you the background. You can draw your own conclusions. 

How Many Men are Abused by Women?

Abuse of men by their partners, especially female partners, is usually dismissed as infrequent or not harmful, and is often laughed at or even encouraged. But how many men get abused by their wives and girlfriends? How many men experience domestic abuse and violence? What are the percentage stats for abuse of men? What are the relative numbers of abused men and abused women?

My answers will probably surprise you.

Psychologist Dr Hughes Testimony for Amber Heard Exposes DV Gender Bias

Forensic Psychologist Dr Dawn Hughes, PhD testified on Amber’s behalf during Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s “You defamed me.” “No, you defamed me.” trial. As a counselor and author of several books about partner abuse, I have been following the Depp/Heard case for a long time. I transcribed and analyzed Dr Hughes’ testimony to check it against other evidence and what I know about mental health and partner abuse.

For this post, I’m focusing on the domestic violence part of Dr Hughes’ testimony and what it tells us about her objectivity and gender bias, as well as the gender bias of other DV advocates, resources, and treatment programs.

Histrionic Personality: Traits and Relationship Risks

Histrionic personalities are flamboyant, melodramatic attention-seekers. They may be the life of the party and draw a partner in with their enthusiasm, charm, and seduction, but then wear the partner out with their need to be the center of the universe.

Explore dramatic HPD traits, how they affect intimate partners, PLUS key differences from narcissism and borderline personality disorders.

Marriage Counselor, Dr Laurel Anderson Testimony, Johnny Depp v Amber Heard Def Trial

A video deposition of Dr Laurel Anderson, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's couples' therapist, was presented during Johnny's WaPo article defamation trial on April 14, 2022. As a therapist and author of several books about partner abuse I've been following this case for a couple of years and was particularly interested in taking a detailed look at this testimony. 

As I worked my way through Dr Anderson's testimony, I developed more and more questions about the therapy and this post became much more extensive than I anticipated.