Is It Really Abuse If I Can't Do What I Want? What is Coercive Control?

Is It Really Abuse If I Can't Do What I Want?...

Kerry McAvoy, Ph.D.Kerry McAvoy, Ph.D.

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Gone No Contact? Why Some Parents Have to Push Away Their Kids

Why do loving parents sometimes push away the very children they'd do anything for? This week, Catherine Hickem joins Dr. Kerry to unpack one of the most painful dynamics in modern families—parental estrangement. We explore how unspoken expectations create invisible walls, why pa ...  Show more

 . 31min 15sec
Is It Really Estrangement… Or Is Your Toxic Ex Playing Parental Alienation Games?

A listener pushes back and asks, "How do we know the parent claiming alienation isn't actually the abuser manipulating the narrative?"When a child rejects contact with a parent after separation, is it parental alienation or justified estrangement?In this week's fan mail, a listen ...  Show more

 . 10min 55sec

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