Issues of power & control are threaded throughout the fabric of our relationships & systems.  Increasing awareness of the coercive control dynamic is a first step in individual, relational, & collective growth.  Safe homes, families, communities, & systems depend upon this collective understanding.  Listen to learn more about this relevant topic.    

Questions posed in our conversation: 

1. Can you share with the audience how your experience led you to write this book? 

2. Can you highlight for listeners the difference between being empowered & powering over?   

3. What do you see as the process of growing in personal power?  

4. What would you like people to understand about their role as a friend/bystander/passive accomplice?   

5. If someone doesn’t identify as a victim of IPV, can you help the audience understand how this book could be helpful to them in their life/relationships/work/communities?   

6. What would you like people to better understand about covert tactics of coercive control? 

7. Can you describe the metaphor you use in Part 8 on “How Do I Go Forward”? (germination, fertilizers, transplanting, grieving, nurturing growth). 

8. As you promote the book have you had any surprising/unexpected feedback?  

Author Bio: Jennifer went for a master’s degree in Social Work after her eyes were opened to intimate partner abuse by an internship with a domestic abuse shelter. Her degree included training in working with intimate partner abusers and victims. Jennifer practiced as a mental health therapist for 35 years while also specializing in individual and group work with those who experienced abuse.  Since retiring from therapy, she has two missions. She trains therapists in effective therapy for abuse victims. And she markets her book and blog through podcasts and social media. Jennifer wrote Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek to reach both victims and non-victims. She believes widespread understanding of the dynamics of coercive control will promote healing in both intimate relationships and institutions. Coercive Relationships was a finalist in the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.  

In her leisure time, Jennifer values time with her children and grandchildren, traveling, reading, making her own cards, and hiking.    Contact Info and Links:  Jennifer Parker Therapy, Training, & Consultation jennifer.womensvoices@gmail.com 608-658-8597   

Author of Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek   

Book links: https://linktr.ee/jennifercparkermssw  Website: http://jennifercparkermssw.com    

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