Are you experiencing coercive control in your marriage? It’s important to learn the signs and take steps to protect yourself.

I am often asked, "how do I know if I am in an emotionally abusive relationship?" And I always respond with, "Well, how do you feel in your relationship?" This response can be frustrating for those ...

Emotional abuse isn't as easy to spot as physical forms of abuse, which may complicate arguments as the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continues. Among several other accusations of physical and sexual ...

It doesn’t always start with yelling or bruises. Sometimes, abuse slips in quietly—disguised as control, masked as love, and dismissed as “just being difficult.” You find yourself second-guessing your ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

It doesn’t always start with yelling or bruises. Sometimes, it begins with subtle control—disguised as concern. A comment about what you’re wearing. A slow chipping away at your confidence. An apology ...

Dear Eric: Your answer to the young mother whose husband didn’t like her friendships (“Finally Have Friends”) missed some troubling signs: She might be in an abusive relationship. Abusers often ...

To begin with, Alanna Francis didn’t understand why her friends didn’t like her new boyfriend. To her, it had been a flurry of love – they had met in New York and fallen for each other quickly, moving ...

Emotional abuse leaves no visible scars, yet its impact is life changing. Clinical psychologist Thobeka Nkosi unpacks the ...

Financial and domestic abuse survivors say the way Centrelink assesses benefit payments for people in a relationship makes it ...