by Loren Keeling | Sep 29, 2025 | Human Rights of Women
The court hearing June 10th 2022, is the day of the verbal hearing in the Civil Court in Cartagena. I turn up at the court a little early. I’m wearing a long, blue, sleeveless silk dress with a long jacket to match. On entering the courthouse, there is police...
by Loren Keeling | Sep 19, 2025 | Mindset
Will you prepare yourself to achieve the impossible? If you keep thinking the same thoughts, keep demonstrating the same behaviours, keep living by the same emotions, your personal reality is going to stay exactly the same. But if you have new thoughts that lead to...
by Loren Keeling | Sep 18, 2025 | Mindset
Success. The word itself conjures images of achievement, fulfilment, and a life well-lived. But for many, it feels like a distant star, something to be chased endlessly without ever quite reaching it. What if I told you there’s a different way? A method that doesn’t...
by Loren Keeling | Aug 31, 2025 | Human Rights of Women
The use of precarious eviction ( desahucio por precario ) in Spain to evict a long-term unmarried partner, particularly when the woman was financially dependent, raises significant moral and ethical concerns, even if it may be legally permissible under certain...
by Loren Keeling | Aug 25, 2025 | Human Rights of Women
Gaps In The Laws Between Property Law and Gender Based Violence of Economic Abuse. How women are failed by the Justice System that discriminates against them and operates on misogyny and bias. Spanish Law and Psychological Abuse Ley Orgánica 1/2004, Spain’s...
by Loren Keeling | Aug 23, 2025 | Human Rights of Women
Inspiration. I stand before you as a disposable woman. Oh, I mean, as a female English foreigner in Spain, who spent years in a non-married relationship with a man I had trusted and unfortunately discovered he was not trustworthy. To the Guardia Civil. Thank you for...
by Loren Keeling | Aug 9, 2025 | Toxic Relationships
Termination of a relationship. A “discard” in the context of a relationship breakup refers to a sudden, abrupt, and often unexplained ending, where one partner is abruptly cut off with little to no communication or closure. It’s characterized by a...
by Loren Keeling | Aug 5, 2025 | Human Rights of Women
At the end of non-married relationships couples can normally end things amicably without the need to litigate. This usually means discussions about how each party will be able to start over again. Women are normally more inclined to have been in the “housewife,...
by Loren Keeling | May 24, 2025 | Mindset
Publishing your journey through domestic abuse, while incredibly difficult, often stems from a motivation that goes far beyond simply “telling a story.” Here are some of the real reasons behind this courageous act: Breaking the Silence and Stigma: Domestic...
by Loren Keeling | May 12, 2025 | Toxic Relationships
Coercive Control I have chosen two videos in this article that cover “Coercive Control”. Both are TEDx talks. What is coercive control? Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation,...
