Month: May 2025

The Latest in Targeted Weaponization©

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“Semantic Abuse” You know an issue is important when we develop multiple terms for the same problem. In the field of “Targeted Partner Abuse©” or Coercive Control, this is particularly applicable. We have so many terms for abuse and the various abusive actions executed by men who target abuse on their spouse. In this week’s … Read more

Power and Control in our Intimate Relationships

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You are all likely aware of the Power and Control Wheels (Pence & Paymar 1983) that shifted the trajectory of the field of domestic violence. Initially these wheels were meant to visually represent patterns of male batterers towards their intimate partner. As valuable as these tools are, they have become siloed in the domestic abuse/violence … Read more