TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - "I'd go from a mountain top and tell my story": perspectives of survivors of intimate partner violence on storytelling for social change
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Dichter, Melissa E.
A1  - Chatterjee, Alicia
A1  - Protasiuk, Ewa
A1  - Newman, Bernie S.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Storytelling has well-documented therapeutic benefits for survivors of trauma. However, little is known about intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors' perspectives on sharing their stories. This article presents findings based on the analysis of 26 qualitative interviews with individuals who had experienced IPV regarding first-person story sharing. Participants described telling their stories as an act of healing and empowerment. They also named ways that storytelling can challenge societal views and structures that perpetuate IPV. Based on our findings, we offer suggestions for supporting survivor expertise and storytelling as part of a survivor-centered approach to IPV advocacy and social change.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012211024267
ID  - ref1
ER  -