How can you support children who have a predator parent?

This is a loaded question. Especially when you are already trying to distance yourself from your predator, setting up your own boundaries for self-care, how can you help your kids process and navigate their relationship with the predator when, quite often, it's not possible to cut ties completely?

In this episode, we explore what a parent can do to support their child. Although you won't be able to protect them from abuse, you can help your children by working to be the best version of yourself, creating a safe place for your kids to experience their emotions, and working with your kids to develop a language for understanding their experiences.

We hope this gives you some things to start thinking about and we hope you will engage with us further via Instagram, facebook or youtube!

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Welcome back Parker! Parker is the son of an abusive mother, and his story is incredibly hard to listen to. The abuse he and his family experienced is heartbreaking and it was an incredible honour to hear him tell his story.

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Gaslighting can be devastating.  

For anyone who hasn't encountered this before, gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation designed to leave victims confused, doubting their own reality and questioning their sanity.  In this episode, we dive into the insidious nature of gaslighting and how predators use this tactic to manipulate their prey. We also share some practical tips for identifying gaslighting behavior and offer strategies for coping with it.  

Join us as we begin to demystify gaslighting and equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to protect yourself against this abuse.

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Traumatized Children, domestic abuse and the impact of Coercive Control.  How do we respond to children who have witnessed and experienced domestic abuse at house?  How does it impact their brain?  How should we, as parents and trauma victims ourselves, raise them to be as resilient and healthy as possible?

For this episode we are excited to welcome back Dr. Christine Cocchiola!  Dr. Cocchiola is a licensed clinical social worker, college professor and all-around advocate for victims of intimate partner abuse.  As a survivor of spousal abuse, Dr. Cocchiola works to educate and research Coercive Control, including child maltreatment and trauma.  Her expertise is in the areas of intimate partner violence, trauma, and child abuse, developing and presenting workshops on these topics both nationally and internationally.    She is also the creator of the Protective Parenting Program, a program aimed at supporting protective mothers on their journey of healing their children.  

In this episode, we explore how our language of “prey” and “predator” map onto Dr. Cocchiola’s research and dive deep into the language of Coercive Control.  

We hope you enjoy the conversation.

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What is Coercive Control?  How does it relate to psychological abuse?  How can we put a language to trauma?

For this episode, we are really excited to welcome Dr. Christine Cocchiola.  Dr. Cocchiola is a licensed clinical social worker, college professor and all-around advocate for victims of intimate partner abuse.  As a survivor of spousal abuse, Dr. Cocchiola works to educate and research Coercive Control, including child maltreatment and trauma.  Her expertise is in the areas of intimate partner violence, trauma, and child abuse, developing and presenting workshops on these topics both nationally and internationally.

She is also the creator of the Protective Parenting Program, a program aimed at supporting protective mothers on their journey of healing their children.

In this episode, we explore how our language of “prey” and “predator” map onto Dr. Cocchiola’s research and dive deep into the language of Coercive Control.

We hope you enjoy the conversation.

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Website: https://coercivecontrolconsulting.com/ 

Linkedin: dr.christinemariecocchiola 

Twitter: @cmchiola dr.christinemariecocchiola 

Facebook: coercivecontrolisipv 

Instagram: coercivecontrolisipv

Does any of what we discuss sound familiar?  We would love to hear your story. Please message us on instagram or facebook, or email us at [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram for regular updates and words of encouragement! https://www.instagram.com/preyvspredator/

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The information, recommendations, and opinions presented in this podcast are for information and entertainment purposes only and are not designed to replace therapy. This podcast is for private, non-commercial use and no intellectual property may be copied or reproduced without prior written consent from Prey VS Predator. Wherever possible, identities, locations, and circumstances have been changed to protect all involved and any similarities to people living or dead is purely coincidental.

Amber experienced parental abuse. Her predator was her parent, her mother, and now, as an adult, she struggles with the reality of her trauma.    

Amber is one of our three courageous hosts.  Besides being a performer, artist and coach, Amber’s story and perspective is unique because her predator and emotional abuser is a parent.  Amber’s story undermines any notion that we can simply avoid these relationships.  In fact, her experiences felt so normal that it took an outsider saying, “Oh, it sounds like you were emotionally abused” for things to click.  And, worse still, she has to engage with her abuser on a regular basis.    

In this episode, Amber offers some great advice on how PREY can minimize the impact PREDATORS have on their lives, particularly in cases of parental abuse.

Does any of what we discuss sound familiar?  We would love to hear your story. Please message us on instagram or facebook, or email us at [email protected]

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We hear a lot about love bombing these days, but what exactly is it?  How is it different from expressions of love or romantic infatuation?

Why is love bombing so dangerous, even while it feels so good?

In this episode we explore the concept of love bombing and, drawing from personal experiences, explore how this is actually a tool that predators use to trap prey in toxic relationships.

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Emotional abuse can look totally different from physical abuse - for one thing, we don't often see the physical signs, like bruises, that prey can point to as evidence of abuse.  

It's also quite common for prey in these relationships to justify their predator in all sorts of ways, excusing their behaviors and accepting the narrative they’re they're spinning: YOU’RE the problem. YOU’RE being selfish. YOU’RE not taking THEM into consideration.  

So, amidst the confusion of gaslighting, love-bombing, flips and outright lies, how on earth can you tell if you’re actually being abused?

In this episode we share some insights from personal experience to help you reflect on the language and experience of being emotionally and psychologically abused.

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Should you forgive your abuser?  In this episode we discuss Danya Ruttenberg's boo 'On Repentance and Repair', and the difference between repentance, forgiveness and navigating the path to healing.  

If you've experienced psychological abuse you'll understand that forgiving your abuser - your PREDATOR - is not straight forward... or even the right thing to do!  How on earth can you navigate this question of forgiveness, apply wisdom in discerning what true repentance looks like, and most importantly navigate the path of healing for yourself?

Does any of what we discuss sound familiar?  We would love to hear your story. You can message us on instagram or facebook, or email us at [email protected]  

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