Check out some of my work.
Have a listen to one of my podcast interviews! Or check out my TikTok & IG series that explores coercive control in the headlines, whether that be viral news stories or Netflix documentaries.
My interview with Randal Rauser - The Tentative Apologist on why so many cults are based around religion, how we can protect ourselves, and red flags.
โWhen we study power, authority, and abuse, we see that psychologically there are so many ways that people can be primed to hand over their trust to people who havenโt earned it. โ
How psychological priming can make us vulnerable to unscrupulous leaders in religious spaces.
Check out my interview with Sheila Gregoire on the Bare Marriage Podcast!
โCoercive control operates like a language only the victim understands. The abuser weaponizes the intimate knowledge they have gained through years of close relationship. โ
Sheila invited me to write a follow-up article delving deeper into the FOG(C), which I discussed in the podcast! Click the link below to read.
Spiritual Abuse & Harm Within Faith Communities
I'm keen to talk about my research dissertation on coercive control and spiritual abuse and hope it can help others recognize this form of religious harm.
โEvery person deserves to have a faith journey that is free from coercion, abuse, and manipulation.โ
High control groups and institutions value their outward image and reputation over the health of the people within the system.
What is coercive control? How does it show up?