Divorce mediation is meant to create space for resolution — but when you’re sitting across from a controlling or confrontational ex, that space can quickly feel anything but neutral. This article offers trauma-aware strategies to help you prepare, stay grounded, and protect your peace throughout the mediation process. Learn how to set clear goals, recognize manipulative patterns, and maintain your composure, even when the other party thrives on control.

Leaving a relationship doesn’t always mean the abuse ends. Post-separation coercive control can continue through communication, finances, children, and even the legal system. Here are six warning signs to watch for—and why recognizing the pattern is the first step to breaking free.

"You don’t need bruises for abuse to be real. Coercive control works in silence—isolating, gaslighting, and slowly stripping away your sense of self. It doesn’t always leave evidence others can see, but its impact is profound. Understanding what coercive control looks like is the first step toward reclaiming your voice, your clarity, and your freedom.

What do M&MCs have to do with family law? Nothing yet...although given the utility & purpose M&MCs in the medical field, I propose family...

Separation doesn't silence abuse; it just changes its tune. Logic would dictate that once a person leaves an abusive situation, they...