When something feels off in a relationship, most people do one of two things: diagnose the other person (is he a ...

Family members of Elizabeth Sider have said she was "indoctrinated" by her husband's family after the couple married when she ...

Control varies relationships from mild, codependent control, to abusive to coercive control. Learn to identify the ...

When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often picture loud fights, sheer manipulation, or clear-cut abuse. But sometimes, controlling behavior is more subtle—it sneaks in quietly, disguised as ...

Mark Travers, a psychologist who studies relationships, explains the subtle and not-so-subtle warning signs that a ...

Even today, Paris Shears finds it difficult to explain some of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex-partner, Robert ...

According to new research, 42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control. The study, published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly half of respondents ...

Coercive control creates invisible chains and a sense of fear that pervades all elements of a survivor’s life. It works to limit their human rights by depriving them of their liberty and reducing ...

The article explains that traditional domestic abuse laws focus on visible violence, missing coercive control—psychological and financial abuse that leaves no scars but is equally harmful. New York ...

Brenda Ottenbreit has felt the harm caused by coercive control. It's why she's fought so hard to see it criminalized. Now, ...