New research shows children who experience coercive control from parents often believe it is normal parental discipline, making help-seeking particularly difficult.

Throughout her childhood, Emily was often caught in the middle of her two mothers’ dysfunctional and abusive relationship. After their separation, her biological mother, Lisa, frequently expressed ...

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Former prosecutor Rebecca Ivanoff, cousin of murder victim Kristil Krug, discusses the dangers of stalking and coercive control, the warning signs to look for, and why making a safety plan and ...

Elizabeth McLindon received funding from Oak Foundation for this research. She is affiliated with The Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria, where she is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Family ...

“I had sex with him last night because I was scared not to.” Those were the words of a woman shaking at the other end of a Zoom call with me. As a divorce coach, I’ve heard this many times before — ...