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The Administrative Burden of Survival: What Post-Separation Abuse Really Looks Like
Post-separation abuse doesn’t end when you leave. A survivor-led account of digital coercive control, documentation fatigue, and the hidden labour of staying safe after domestic abuse.
Day 1 — A Personal Account of Police Corruption, Institutional Betrayal, and What Happens When One Officer Dares to Do the Right Thing
Two years after fleeing domestic abuse with three children and one plastic bag, this first-hand account documents what happened when repeated disclosures of child abuse, coercive control, and serious safeguarding risks were met with silence, dismissal, and institutional failure — until one officer chose to do his job properly. Part One of a two-part testimony…
Coercive Control and Family Court Lived Experience: What Happened When Evidence Isn’t Enough (Part 6 of 8)
This is my sixth family court appearance. I walked into that building believing I might not walk out again. What unfolded that day showed me how coercive control doesn’t end at separation, it adapts, using the courtroom itself as a weapon.
Returning to Work with PTSD: When a Place of Safety No Longer Feels Safe
A survivor-led account of returning to work with PTSD, exploring trauma as neurological injury, ongoing coercive control, neuroplasticity, and the impact of systems that fail to protect.
Navigating Triggers: Seeking Help After Traumatic Experiences
A trauma-informed reflection on PTSD and C-PTSD, exploring hypervigilance, sleep deprivation, institutional triggers, and why healing cannot begin while threat remains. A lived-experience and professional perspective, two years on.
