Four Traits of the Predatory Parent

There are moments in coercive control where nothing seems to make sense. If you have ever wondered why professionals sometimes get it wrong or why you may have doubted yourself along the way, I want to offer a framework that brings clarity. For more than forty years, across clinical practice, research, and my own lived …

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When Love was Never Love: After the Mask Comes Off

Introduction At first, it felt like everything you’d ever wanted. He said all the right words. Mirrored your dreams back to you. Promised forever. Held your face like you were the only person in the world who had ever mattered. He showed up with flowers before you’d even told him your favorite kind. He texted …

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