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Hang In There is a powerful podcast dedicated to raising awareness about domestic abuse and the importance of mental health. Through real stories of survival and resilience, we share the journeys of those who have overcome unimaginable challenges and found strength in the face of adversity.
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23. Coercive Control: Finding the Words with Dr. Christine Cocchiola
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"If it could happen to me, it can happen to anyone." - Dr. Christine Cocchiola
In this episode, your host sits down with Dr. Christine Cocchiola, one of the most trusted voices in the field of coercive control, for a conversation about something so many survivors know deeply but struggle to explain. The words were never lost. They were taken.
The house where the rules keep changing. The child who learns to listen for footsteps. The adult partner who feels careful, confused, and smaller, without ever being able to say exactly why.
Dr. Cocchiola walks us through what coercive control actually feels like from the inside. The grooming that feels like love. The isolation that feels like care. The moment you realize the cage has been getting smaller for years. And why survivors so often can't explain what happened to them, not because nothing happened, but because the confusion was intentional.
This conversation also goes deeper, into how children feel coercive control in their bodies before they ever have words for it. Into why abusers choose the people they choose. And into what becomes possible when language finally returns.
Because naming what happened is often where healing begins.
Learn more about Dr. Cocchiola at www.coercivecontrolconsulting.com, listen to her podcast Perfect Prey, and watch her TEDx Talk "It's All Coercive Control" here.
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