Coercive Control

Parental Alienation

Here are the first three podcasts in my series on Parental Alienation. It’s a term that stirs deep emotions, fierce debate and heartbreaking stories. But what is it really? And why is it that in the storm of a high-conflict divorce, children – and sometimes entire branches of a family tree – are left isolated, …

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Understanding Coercive Control

Identification With The Aggressor: In the Lives of Children of Divorce and Separation I am often asked why children align with controlling parents and reject a parent they have witnessed being abused, the answer is simple, although the dynamic which traps the child in the mind of an abuser is not. Children align with a …

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Christmas Trees for Alienated Families

288 Alienated Children’s Names from all over the world, Pinned to two Christmas Trees for Alienated Families in 2017. . Did you miss someone last Christmas? Claim the rightful place of your alienated child or grand-child in your family! Hold a space for them in your circle of celebrations and honour the tremendous trauma of …

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