THE UNAPOLOGETIC SELF

If You're In Immediate Danger

Call emergency services NOW:

United States:

• 911 (Emergency)

• 1-800-799-7233 (National Domestic Violence Hotline)

• Text "START" to 88788

Europe:

• 112 (EU Emergency)

• UK: 0808 2000 247

• Germany: 08000 116 016

• France: 3919

Important: This Is Not Therapy

This course is educational content, not crisis intervention or professional therapy. If you're experiencing:

  • Physical violence or threats of violence
  • Suicidal thoughts or severe depression
  • Acute trauma or PTSD symptoms
  • Substance abuse or addiction

Please seek professional help immediately. This course complements therapy but does not replace it.

Crisis Fast-Track

If you're in an unsafe situation and need to act quickly, skip ahead to these three critical lessons:

1

Lesson 2: Boundary Architecture

Learn to say no and protect your basic safety. This lesson teaches you how to set immediate boundaries without guilt.

2

Lesson 5: The Guilt Survival Guide

Resist guilt manipulation and emotional blackmail. This lesson gives you scripts to handle backlash when you start protecting yourself.

3

Lesson 9: Exit Planning

Create a safe exit strategy with practical checklists for financial, legal, and safety preparation. Start planning your way out.

After You're Safe

Once you've addressed immediate safety concerns, come back and complete the full 12-lesson course. The complete journey will help you:

  • Understand how you got here (Lessons 1, 4)
  • Build emotional independence (Lessons 6, 10)
  • Rebuild your social network (Lesson 7)
  • Reclaim your physical autonomy (Lesson 8)
  • Maintain long-term freedom (Lessons 11, 12)

Additional Resources

National Domestic Violence Hotline (US):

1-800-799-7233 • Available 24/7 • thehotline.org

National Sexual Assault Hotline (US):

1-800-656-4673 • Available 24/7 • rainn.org

Crisis Text Line (US):

Text HOME to 741741 • Available 24/7

Women's Aid (UK):

0808 2000 247 • womensaid.org.uk

Refuge (UK):

0808 2000 247 • refuge.org.uk