Community Question: “Why Didn’t They Just Leave?” — The Hidden Reality of Coercive Control

Podcast: Dear Divorce Diary - With Daz & Jop · Darren Mort-Family Law Barrister & Joplin Higgins-Family Law Solicitor

Opublikowano: 2026-06-12

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions surrounding coercive control, family violence, emotional abuse, psychological harm, victim survival responses, and trauma-informed legal practice. Listener discretion is advised. In this deeply important follow-up episode of Dear Divorce Diary, family law barrister Darren Mort and family lawyer Joplin Higgins revisit one of the most confronting and misunderstood topics in family law: coercive control. Responding directly to a listener message sent via TikTok following their earlier episode on coercive and controlling behaviour, Darren and Joplin unpack one of the most common — and harmful — public questions surround...