Asa Don Brown

Domestic violence is any behavior involving physical, psychological, emotional, sexual or verbal abuse. It is any form of aggression intended to hurt, damage, or kill an intimate person.

Domestic abusers and the abused need to develop healthy support systems...

We are a society of excuses, shame and blame; we avoid accountability and often project our responsibility when involving domestic violence.

...Studies have found that children who witness abuse are more likely to accept relationships that are abusive.

Society has seldom considered the vicarious effects of domestic violence between partners on the lives of children.

Domestic violence is frequently excused when alcohol and other substances are involved.

Brainstorming is the nexus of ideas.

Resiliency is the body's internal response to a stressful situation.

The key to healthy communication is having a willingness to lay aside our defensive tendencies and accept responsibility for our part of the relationship

Domestic violence rarely affects only those directly involved in the abusive relationship.

If you wait to live you will never succeed. Living begins today and it begins within you.

Love is an unconditional state of being.

Reading is a source of liberation. Children who are taught to read early on, are commonly taught to communicate in other significant verbal and nonverbal ways.

Intrapersonal communication is a reflection of our daily messages.

Communication is the lifeblood of an organization.

Unhealthy relationships are most commonly lacking in the most essential of ingredient: healthy communication.

Communication can be sent or received through verbal or nonverbal cues.

A key to healthy problem solving is good communication.