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The Experiences of Children of Coercive Control: My Testimony for Legislators
Season 1 Episode 10
Dr. Cocchiola highlights how coercive control in the home can significantly impact a child's developing brain and emotional wellbeing. Drawing from h…
2 years, 4 months ago
Fight, Fawn, Flight, and Freeze: Our Children Are Experiencing All of These Trauma Responses
Season 1 Episode 9
Do you see it?
Watch for it and then the patterns will become evident.
When the patterns are visible, then we can give them the support they need. …
2 years, 5 months ago
Extinguishing the Fire
The Coercive Controller exerts power over everyone - including our children. His primary focus is to ensure our children feel shame and he kindles th…
2 years, 6 months ago
THE 10,000-Foot View, THE LIST, & Changing The STORY
Season 1 Episode 7
What if you could look down on the relationship dynamics with the coercive controller [Narcissistic Abuser]?
What has the coercive controller been sa…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Threats Are Not Idle
Season 1 Episode 4
The threats of revenge are all too real: The financial ruin that is often further inflicted through the legal process is overwhelming. It's all inten…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Emancipation
Season 1 Episode 3
In this episode Dr. Cocchiola begins to unpack the various ways that coercive controllers inflict their harm. It's ALL intentional. It's a course of …
2 years, 6 months ago
The Who, What, Why, & How of Coercive Controllers
Season 1 Episode 2
Their egos so compromised and their goal to compromise the adult victims' ego and their children’s ego - all to maintain control. Our children partic…
2 years, 6 months ago
Understanding Coercive Control and Its Impact on Children
Season 1 Episode 1
Dr. Cocchiola defines coercive control, highlighting its impact on children beyond physical abuse. She emphasizes its role in domestic and child abus…
2 years, 6 months ago
Compliance Is An Act of Survival
Season 1 Episode 6
This episode begins to outline the steps of derailing the coercive controller's plan and gives us the perspective of this abusive parent.
For our c…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Antithesis of the Light Triad
Season 1 Episode 3
Kantianism comes from the philosopher Immanuel Kant: "the idea that we have a moral duty to act in a good way - whether it benefits us or not. Peopl…
2 years, 8 months ago