It takes an average of seven to nine attempts for people to leave abusive relationships. The reality might be that you’re not going anywhere, at least not yet.
But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do! In this workshop, we share a number of critical steps you can take right now to protect yourself and your children. We cover everything you need to know to create your own safety plan.
We include expert advice in our lively interview with Rick Cochran, retired long-term police officer and founder of the Special Victims Unit in Connecticut, who talks about various ways you can protect yourself before, during, and after a conflict, including how to document useful evidence.
When you have a solid safety plan in place you’ll know how to anticipate your partner’s actions and recognize signs that things could escalate. You’ll be prepared for any emergency. Preparation is everything, and we’ll make sure that you have all the groundwork done ahead of time.
How Class Works & Goals
Journal Prompt #1
Why People Stay
Journal Prompt #2
Unhealthy Relationships
Power and Control Wheel
What a Safety Plan Is
Getting Started
What You Need to Know Before You Go - checklist
Domestic Violence Lethality Screen form
Safety Planning with Kids
Safety Planning with Pets
Journal Prompt #3
Making Your Own Safety Plan - part 1
Making Your Own Safety Plan - part 2
Your Own Safety Plan Checklist
Your Own Safety Plan - questions
Workshop Recap & Review of Goals
Rick Cochran Interview
Facebook Live Q&A
Journal Prompts Worksheet
Workshop Notes
Workshop Goals
Workshop Slides
Domestic Violence PSA (from Super Bowl)
Lisa & Chris: "The Recovery Couple"
Lisa Johnson
My toxic marriage lasted for nearly two decades, and I had no idea what I was actually dealing with until after I got out!
I am a state-certified domestic violence advocate and trained crisis counselor, with a background in education. I was able to use these skills to successfully represent myself in court for the past few years since the divorce, battling an ex who has disobeyed multiple court orders without consequence (yet!).
Even though I live the “warrior” lifestyle, I’ve managed to balance that with sole parenting my two nearly adult children, running a business in fashion, and loving life with Chris, who makes me laugh more than anyone.
Chris Barry
I was with a severe malignant narcissist for 14 years and still need to deal with her because we have two teenagers together. That's the bad news.
The GOOD news is that I'm out, and with firm boundaries in place, have very little contact with my ex. Best of all, I've found true love with Lisa and can model a healthy relationship for all of our kids.
Today, Lisa and I are dedicated to offering hope, guidance, and community to others struggling with toxic relationships so they can find the strength they need to sanity back and get out faster, cheaper, and with less pain.
How much time are you already spending on worrying, arguing, Googling your partner's irrational behaviors, and losing sleep? Each of our course modules is divided into bite-size chunks, which you can listen to at your convenience (usually totaling less than two hours.)
We got through it on our own, but we suffered unnecessarily along the way. Our goal in launching this program is to use our expert knowledge to get you through it a lot faster, cheaper, better, and with less pain than if you try to do it on your own.
Not yet, but the learning platform that BTGO's Sanity School is built on is fully responsive for mobile devices and should offer a great learning experience on any device.
There's a ton of free information available on the internet, some good, some not so good. We strive to do the best job of cutting through all the noise and giving you the most helpful guidance and support that you'll find anywhere. This is a full-time effort for us, and we simply need to earn an income from it. With all of that said, we feel that our workshops are priced very reasonably and affordably, and are a great value.
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