Have you ever been in a relationship where you know something isn't quite right but you can't put your finger on it.  Lis felt the same until Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 created a new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.  "I realised straight away what type of relationship I was in"

Coercive control is one of the many forms of domestic abuse.

Domestic abuse cases increased exponentially during the pandemic and two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales alone.

According to www.thedashcharity.org.uk 100,000+ people in the UK are at high and imminent risk of being murdered or seriously injured as a result of domestic abuse and 62% of children living with domestic abuse are directly harmed by witnessing the abuse of others. Two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales alone

Lis Hoyte joins us on The Shelf takes us through some of the 18 years she spent in a coercive control relationship and how she broke free. 

Lis is a mother of two, an author, a life coach, survivor with a background in teaching. 

This is one you don't want to miss.  Take your space on the shelf and listen in.

You can reach out to Lis here www.lisreallywhat.com

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Patsy & Lydia

Editing by Che Cardoso