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Shrink4Men Radio Monday, February 20, 2012 at 9pm EST: Daddy Justice Helps Expose Corrupt Judge Kelly S. Ballentine

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on February 17, 2012 - 11 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Accountability, News, Shrink4Men News, Shrink4Men Radio

Hello Everyone, Shrink4Men Radio will be back this Monday, February 20, 2012 at 9pm EST. My co-host for the evening, Paul Elam of AVoiceforMen, and I will be speaking with Daddy Justice (Ben Vonderheide) about his role in exposing one of Pennsylvania’s corrupt judges, Kelly S. Ballentine. We’ll also be discussing Mr. Vonderheide’s continued activism [...]

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Happy Ballentine’s Day from Daddy Justice: Ben Vonderheide Exposes Corruption of District Justice Kelly S. Ballentine that Results in 9 Felony Counts

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on February 14, 2012 - 20 Comments
Categories: Accountability, News, Shrink4Men News, Shrink4Men Radio, Video

Daddy Justice, otherwise known as Ben Vonderheide, has once again shined the light on yet another corrupt public official. Judge Kelly S. Ballentine was elected to Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County’s southeast district judge seat in 2006. In the approximately 6 years she has been in the trusted and venerated position of district justice, she has committed [...]

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A View from the Outside: How Healthy Loved Ones See your Abusive Relationship with a High-Conflict and/or Personality Disordered Partner

Written by Micksbabe on February 13, 2012 - 45 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Marriage, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships

Here’s the latest from CrazyBuster, Micksbabe . . . If you’re in an abusive relationship with a high-conflict and/or personality disordered individual, you’re probably very aware of what your situation looks like from the inside — constant chaos, blame, fighting, projection, and gaslighting, possibly even shame. Have you ever wondered what your situation looks like [...]

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Relationship Stages, Abusive Women and the WTF Moment, Part Two

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on February 9, 2012 - 45 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Accountability, Blame, Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Marriage, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships

Relationships Stages, Abusive Women and the WTF Moment, Part, One, explored the early stages of an abusive relationship and the WTF moment. To clarify, the WTF moment is when the non-abusive partner first realizes there is something wrong with the abusive partner. As noted in Part One, the second relationship stage, the power struggle phase, [...]

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Relationship Stages, Abusive Women and the WTF Moment, Part One

Written by Dr Tara J. Palmatier on January 30, 2012 - 56 Comments
Categories: Abuse, Blame, Dating, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, Marriage, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships

What is the WTF moment? Oprah and her minions talk about having an “a-ha” moment or a defining moment of wisdom that you use to change your life. It is my belief that men and women in abusive relationships often have the WTF moment when they see behind an abusive partner’s mask for the first [...]

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