• Being beaten in public,
• Learning of the batterer's affair with another woman,
• Being thrown out.
  

A sudden breakthrough in which she gains a new perspective: "That's it. No more."

Increased fear after an escalation of the violence - belief that the batterer could kill her and/or the children or cause permanent injury.

• Threats,
• Temporary kidnapping,
• Assault on the children,
• Seeing the children behave violently,
• Recognizing the depth of the children's fear of the batterer, etc.

Diminished fear of life without the batterer - hope for a better life without him due to another's caring, professional success, schooling, etc.

A time of separation from the batterer in which the victim learns the joys of life without fear and violence and can contrast it with life with the batterer.

• Police;
• Battered women's advocates, shelters;
• Survivors;
• Professionals (therapists, social workers, vocational rehabilitation);
• Friends, family and work colleagues;
• Work (importance of career, long hours absorbing the victim with something outside of the batterer's demands, experience of competency and success);
• Availability of public assistance and legal services;
• Justice system intervention.