ep. 117: How to Leave Your Abuser

Exiting abusive relationships can be extremely difficult — especially when your partner is extremely powerful. But that's what Tanya Selvaratnam did when she broke up with former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Unladylike senior producer Nora Ritchie talks to Tanya about how she got out; why she went public and; and what she wants to accomplish with her memoir, Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence.

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Resources

• No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

• A Call to Men

• One Love Foundation

• CDC: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence

• National Domestic Violence Hotline

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• Alliance for Hope International

• Where Can Domestic Violence Victims Turn During Covid-19?

Sources

• Mayer, Jane and Ronan Farrow. Four Women Accuse New York’s Attorney General of Physical Abuse. The New Yorker. May 7, 2018.

• Remnick, David. The Cuomo Accusations and the Next Wave of #MeToo. The New Yorker. March 2, 2021.

• Roiphe, Katie. Two Memoirists Explore Abuse and Survival. The New York Times. March 15, 2021.

• Ryzick, Melena and Katie Benner. What Defines Domestic Abuse? Survivors Say It’s More Than Assault. The New York Times. March 18, 2021.