What’s Your Role in Coercive Control?

💭 Could you be unknowingly enabling, experiencing, or even exercising coercive control? This episode unpacks the complexities of manipulation, power, and control—helping you recognize, address, and break free from harmful dynamics.

 

Inside This Episode:

⚠️ What is coercive control? How it differs from other forms of abuse and where it shows up in relationships, work, and family.

🔍 Recognizing the signs. Isolation, gaslighting, financial control—coercive behaviors can be subtle but damaging.

🤔 Are you being controlled? Self-reflection questions to help identify coercive control in your life.

💬 Are you enabling it? How societal norms, silence, or dismissing concerns can reinforce controlling behaviors.

🚨 Could you be exercising control? Understanding the root of controlling tendencies and how to change harmful behaviors.

🧠 The mental toll. Anxiety, depression, and self-doubt—how coercive control affects mental health.

🔑 Breaking free. Steps to exit a controlling situation safely and reclaim independence.

🚪 Setting boundaries. How to establish and respect healthy boundaries to prevent coercion.

 

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💬 Let’s Keep This Conversation Going! Have you experienced coercive control, or do you suspect someone you know might be affected? Let’s talk—DM me, email me, or share your thoughts on socials.

 

If this episode resonated with you, send it to someone who needs to hear it. Until next time—stay true to you.