Emotionally abusive partners seek power and dominance. They use different methods of control to keep you entangled and stuck.

According to new research, 42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control. The study, published in the ...

Recognizing controlling behavior in relationships can be challenging, especially when it develops gradually over time. Many controlling behaviors might initially appear as expressions of love or ...

At first, it looks like love. He's charming. Always generous, always attentive. He remembers your coffee order, listens to ...

Coercive control can include isolating a person from friends and family, monitoring their time and taking control over ...

We’ve all been there—trapped in a relationship where the walls slowly close in, as your partner’s grip tightens like a vice. Maybe you’re feeling like a supporting character in your own life story or ...

Control struggles between partners are often the ruin of a couple. But what is a battle for “control” in the context of a relationship? When I introduce this concept in couple’s therapy, there is ...

Financial abuse doesn't always look like someone stealing your credit cards. It's more complicated. Dr. John Delony on the signs — and what to do about it.

TikTok user Myla (@mylaschulz120) posted a slideshow with her dating advice on Thursday, and it has since amassed 1.1 million views. In other videos posted to her page, Myla discusses her social life ...

If you are worried your partner might cheat, you may feel inclined to start checking their phone or keeping close tabs on their whereabouts. That is what Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh, one of the United ...

Australians still have low awareness of coercive control, according to new research released this week.The study, published in Wiley Australian ...

When Emma Davey met Ashley Southgate in 2015, she was on "cloud nine". Within a week of them dating, he told her he loved her, and within a month was talking about marriage, children, and their rosy ...