Decoding Coercive Control with Dr Emma Katz

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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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Abusive Men and Sex: Coercive Control and Intimate Partner Sexual Coercion
Why coercive control makes a consensual sex life impossible
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Dr Emma Katz
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5 Ways That Domestic Violence and Coercive Control Victim-Survivor Moms Are Great Mothers
They make great efforts to look after their children's welfare and well-being
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Dr Emma Katz
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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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Dr Emma Katz
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How Professionals Should and SHOULD NOT Treat Victims-Survivors
Professionals need to be sure of who they are really helping: the victim or the abuser
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Dr Emma Katz
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Kate Derrington
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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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An Interview with Dr Emma Katz
In-depth insight into Dr Emma Katz's life and perspectives
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Dr Emma Katz
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Decoding Coercive Control: New Year Reflections
Reflections at the end of the old year and the beginning of a new one
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Dr Emma Katz
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The REASON BEHIND Abusive Men's Regime of Control
Why abuse is functional and practical for the male abuser of women and children
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From ‘Parental Alienation’ to (Abusers’) Child and Mother Sabotage
CAMS as a preferable term for how perpetrator fathers intentionally sabotage the child-mother connection
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Dr Emma Katz
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