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When “Good Advice” Becomes Harmful: The Worst Guidance Safe Parents Hear in Coercive Control Custody Cases
Divorcing someone who operates through coercive control isn’t a “high-conflict divorce.” It’s not two people struggling to communicate or...
Jan & Jillian
5 min read


Reclaiming Your Power: Turning Your Co-Parent’s Insults Into Strengths
When you’re co-parenting with someone who uses manipulation, name-calling, or insulting as a tactic, it’s easy to get pulled into their...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


Why Children Suppress Emotions with a Coercive Parent and Release Them with the Safe Parent
In a coercive control dynamic, children often live in two very different emotional worlds. With the coercive parent, emotions are...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


How Coercive Co-Parents Fracture the Parent-Child Bond: Understanding the Psychology Behind the Behavior
Co-parenting is challenging even under the best circumstances. But when one parent engages in coercive behavior, the relationship between...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


Why the Coercive Co-Parent Tries to Exhaust You and What You Can Do About It
One of the most insidious tactics in coercive co-parenting isn't the yelling or the court threats, it’s exhaustion. Emotional, mental,...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


Healing Journey: Signs You’re Breaking Free from Coercive Control
If you’ve ever co-parented with someone who uses coercion, guilt, or control to destabilize you, you know that the grip isn’t always...
Jan & Jillian
4 min read


Communication with a Coercive Coparent: You’re Not Overreacting. You’re Responding to Repetition.
If you've ever found yourself spiraling after a co-parent's passive-aggressive message, manipulative gesture, or subtle sabotage, only to...
Jan & Jillian
5 min read


What Coercive Control Looks Like After Custody Orders Are in Place
The courtroom may go quiet, but the coercion doesn’t end. It simply evolves. Many believe that once a judge signs off on custody...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read


When Control Hides in Plain Sight: What Family Courts Often Miss About Coercive Parenting Dynamics
In family court battles involving coercive control, the most damaging behaviors are often the hardest to see. When abuse leaves no...
Jan & Jillian
3 min read
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