Decoding Coercive Control with Dr Emma Katz

Decoding Coercive Control with Dr Emma Katz

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Coercive Control, Family Court and Systemic and Family Therapy: A Match Made in Hell
Why some therapies cause harm in contexts of domestic violence and abuse
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How Abusive Men Use Coercive Control to Attack Mother–Child Relationships
Attacking the mother-child relationship has EVERYTHING to do with domestic violence
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"She's Not Innocent Either." Actually, Yes She Is Innocent.
Why we need to develop a better understanding of domestic violence and coercive control victims-survivors who fight back against their abusers
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Can Anything Persuade Abusive Men to Give Up Coercive Control?
The reality everyone needs to know about abusive men and promises to change
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Do Abusers Intend to Be Abusive? A Reader Wonders to What Extent Abusers Understand Their Own Behavior and Motives
A Feminist Advice Friday collaboration with Liberating Motherhood
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Abusive Men and Sex: Coercive Control and Intimate Partner Sexual Coercion
Why coercive control makes a consensual sex life impossible
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He Hurts Her Body in a Thousand Ways Without Laying a Hand on Her
We need to expand our view of what counts as physical violence
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10 Reasons Why a Coercively Controlling Man is an Unfit Father
Men who perpetrate domestic abuse against a child's mother are, in fact, grossly inadequate, unfit fathers
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How Domestically Abusive Men Distort Their Children's Thinking
And how children can break free of the distortions
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Why Domestically Violent Men Use Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is an underestimated aspect of coercive control. Here's what to do about it.
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Why Abusive Men DON'T Love Their Children
We need to think the unthinkable and use a better concept of love to judge fathers who are perpetrators of abuse
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An Interview with Dr Emma Katz
In-depth insight into Dr Emma Katz's life and perspectives
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