Being silenced: What Coercive Controlling Relationships Look Like




An insight into coercive control from two survivors and their experiences of isolation, lost confidence, and finding their voice

You’re in the honeymoon phase of your relationship, infatuated and adoring your partner, they seem exactly what you’re looking for and your imagination plays out this perfect life you will have with them. You fall in love with your partner, and as love blinds you, these rules and barriers start being brought in:

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A Hypnotherapist’s Insight into Why Hypnotherapy Works

Speaking as a long-standing hypnotherapist, the very idea that we, as therapists, can change the trajectory of someone’s life and help heal long-held traumas with only words is a fascinating concept.

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Mind Games in Sport: How to Recognise Them and Stay Mentally Strong

Most of us can relate to being in a sporting or other competitive situation, and experiencing our opponent trying to psyche us out and use mental tactics to put us off your game. Would you like to know how to better handle their antics?

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“I’ve Seen What Goes on at These Farms” – Michelle Farnham on Spending Three Weeks in a Farrowing Crate

On the morning of the 1st September 2026 Michelle Farnham entered a pig farrowing crate outside of the National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square, where she will remain for the next 21 days.

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