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Sex myths I grew up with.A THREAD Men aren’t like women. They need sex, women don’t.#SexMythsIGrewUpWith Once a man starts he can’t stop. #SexMythsIGrewUpWith If you say “no” he’ll look

if we accept that abuse is wrong, why is that some forms of abuse are acceptable? THREAD It’s always struck me as odd how so many can recognise abuse in

Victims are ALWAYS expected to acquiesce so much more than perpetrators. It starts in the relationship, when they give way to the abuser but it also continues after leaving the

Society likes a happy ending. It doesn’t really know what to do about the endings that aren’t. These are victims who are still living the abuse even though they are

Recently listened to a really informative webinar on #parentalalienation hosted by @stiveschambers.The link for the webinar is here: https://youtu.be/Cq81BRQjMMI Below is a THREAD of the salient points: #familycourt#children What is #p

I don’t think it’s helpful to ask/expect anyone who has faced mistreatment or injustice to forgive.Forgiveness means absolving them for their actions and although we may no longer be vested

Things that have taken me a while to understand...1. You can’t shame someone into accountability.2. People will expect you to make decisions that THEY do not have to live with.3.

Focus on: Dr Richard A. Gardner.Child psychiatrist who developed the theory of Parental Alienation SyndromeA THREAD#ParentalAlienation #familycourt#ThreatTherapy Richard Alan Gardner, psychiatrist: born New York 28 April 1931; MD 1956; twic

The trouble with #coercivecontrol is that I didn’t recognise the red flags right at the start.If I had, I would have been able to get out before I got in

Understanding Coercive Control Part 3 : Challenging Myths. #UnderstandingCoerciveControl#coercivecontrol “ It’s just emotional abuse.” “ There’s no physical abuse, *only* emotional” I hear this all the time. I mean,

With the lockdown, what is clear is the lack of support available for parents who have children with someone who is now manipulating Child Arrangement Orders, causing huge anxiety.This isn’t

To understand coercive control. To REALLY understand it, you need to understand how manipulators work. The things they know they can do, to bring us to our knees.#coercivecontrol It goes