Domestic Violence, Power & Control, and Why “Just Leaving” Isn’t Simple

Podcast: Grove: Beyond The Couch · LUKE Media

Opublikowano: 2025-11-15

In this episode, Melissa and Susan start with some lighter talk - fresh paint on the Grove building, skeletons in Santa hats, and small ways they’re trying to brighten the darker months - before gently shifting into a heavy but necessary conversation: domestic violence. They walk through the Power and Control Wheel, unpacking how abuse isn’t just physical, but can look like emotional abuse, financial control, isolation, gaslighting, threats, and using children as leverage. They talk about why it’s never as simple as “why doesn’t she just leave,” how trauma bonding and intermittent kindness kee...