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E4 When Domestic Abuse Turns Financial: the Family Court Response | Lundy Bancroft
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THE EPISODE: When Domestic Abuse Turns Financial: The Family Court Response is a special series on the Crystal Fedeli Podcast examining the intersection of domestic abuse, financial control, and the family court system. Hosted by Crystal Fedeli, social researcher and policy analyst, consultant, speaker, and award-winning nonprofit founder, this series explores a pattern reflected both in research and in practice every singl
Crystal Fedeli
4 days ago2 min read
E3 When Domestic Abuse Turns Financial: the Family Court Response | Survivor Story #2
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THE EPISODE: When Domestic Abuse Turns Financial: The Family Court Response is a special series on the Crystal Fedeli Podcast examining the intersection of domestic abuse, financial control, and the family court system. Hosted by Crystal Fedeli, social researcher and policy analyst, consultant, speaker, and award-winning nonprofit founder, this series explores a pattern reflected both in research and in practice every singl
Crystal Fedeli
4 days ago2 min read
E2 When Domestic Abuse Turns Financial: the Family Court Response | Survivor Story #1
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THE EPISODE: When Domestic Abuse Turns Financial: The Family Court Response is a special series on the Crystal Fedeli Podcast examining the intersection of domestic abuse, financial control, and the family court system. Hosted by Crystal Fedeli, social researcher and policy analyst, consultant, speaker, and award-winning nonprofit founder, this series explores a pattern reflected both in research and in practice every singl
Crystal Fedeli
4 days ago2 min read
E1 When Domestic Abuse Turns Financial: the Family Court Response | Crystal L. Fedeli
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THE EPISODE: When Domestic Abuse Turns Financial: The Family Court Response is a special series on the Crystal Fedeli Podcast examining the intersection of domestic abuse, financial control, and the family court system. Hosted by Crystal Fedeli, social researcher and policy analyst, consultant, speaker, and award-winning nonprofit founder, this series explores a pattern reflected both in research and in practice every singl
Crystal Fedeli
4 days ago2 min read
When Financial Coercive Control Meets Family Court | Survivor Story #4
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THIS EPISODE Financial coercive control often begins within a relationship, but its effects frequently intensify during separation and the early stages of family court proceedings. In many single-income households, one partner earns income while the other performs caregiving responsibilities that make that income possible. When separation occurs, that economic interdependence does not disappear. However, access to the marit
Crystal Fedeli
Apr 31 min read
When Financial Coercive Control Meets Family Court | Survivor Story #3
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THIS EPISODE Financial coercive control often begins within a relationship, but its effects frequently intensify during separation and the early stages of family court proceedings. In many single-income households, one partner earns income while the other performs caregiving responsibilities that make that income possible. When separation occurs, that economic interdependence does not disappear. However, access to the marit
Crystal Fedeli
Apr 21 min read
How Financial Coercive Control Shapes Family Court Cases | James "Jim" Ptacek
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THIS EPISODE In this episode, Crystal Fedeli speaks with sociologist Dr. James “Jim” Ptacek about coercive control, survivor entrapment, and how institutional responses shape the options available to individuals experiencing abuse. While financial coercive control is often understood within intimate relationships, this conversation explores how those dynamics extend beyond the relationship itself and into the systems surviv
Crystal Fedeli
Mar 261 min read
When Financial Coercive Control Meets Family Court | Survivor Story #2
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THIS EPISODE Financial coercive control often begins within a relationship, but its effects frequently intensify during separation and the early stages of family court proceedings. In many single-income households, one partner earns income while the other performs caregiving responsibilities that make that income possible. When separation occurs, that economic interdependence does not disappear. However, access to the marit
Crystal Fedeli
Mar 161 min read
When Financial Coercive Control Meets Family Court | Survivor Story #1
Listen on Spotify → ABOUT THIS EPISODE Financial coercive control often begins within a relationship, but its effects frequently intensify during separation and the early stages of family court proceedings. In many single-income households, one partner earns income while the other performs caregiving responsibilities that make that income possible. When separation occurs, that economic interdependence does not disappear. However, access to the marital income can become restri
Crystal Fedeli
Mar 141 min read
How Financial Coercive Control Shapes Family Court Cases | with Lundy Bancroft
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → ABOUT THIS EPISODE In this episode, Crystal Fedeli speaks with domestic violence educator and author Lundy Bancroft about coercive control and the role financial power can play in family court proceedings. Financial coercive control is often discussed within intimate relationships, but its effects can extend into the legal process itself. When one partner controls access to marital income while the other continues performing the
Crystal Fedeli
Mar 81 min read
Go Towards the Impossible—that's Where God Does Miracles | Crystal Fedeli
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → TOPICS DISCUSSED #CrystalFedeli #YouMadeaWay #FightLikeaGirl #FinancialCoerciveControl #CoerciveControl #EconomicAbuse #FamilyCourt #DomesticViolenceAwareness #CourtReform #LegalSystem LEARN MORE To learn more about Crystal’s research, organizational consulting, or speaking and training, visit: → CrystalFedeli.com To partner with or request support from You Made a Way, visit: → YouMadeaWay.org
Crystal Fedeli
Feb 61 min read
The New Model for Domestic Violence | Crystal Fedeli
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → TOPICS DISCUSSED #CrystalFedeli #YouMadeaWay #FightLikeaGirl #FinancialCoerciveControl #CoerciveControl #EconomicAbuse #FamilyCourt #DomesticViolenceAwareness #CourtReform #LegalSystem LEARN MORE To learn more about Crystal’s research, organizational consulting, or speaking and training, visit: → CrystalFedeli.com To partner with or request support from You Made a Way, visit: → YouMadeaWay.org
Crystal Fedeli
Jan 301 min read
Why I Created You Made a Way: Part 1 | Crystal Fedeli
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → TOPICS DISCUSSED #CrystalFedeli #YouMadeaWay #FightLikeaGirl #FinancialCoerciveControl #CoerciveControl #EconomicAbuse #FamilyCourt #DomesticViolenceAwareness #CourtReform #LegalSystem LEARN MORE To learn more about Crystal’s research, organizational consulting, or speaking and training, visit: → CrystalFedeli.com To partner with or request support from You Made a Way, visit: → YouMadeaWay.org
Crystal Fedeli
Jan 221 min read
Systems Fail Not Because Individuals Lack Motivation or Capacity, But When Institutional Practices Diverge from Evidence, Autonomy, and Lived Reality | Crystal Fedeli
Listen on Spotify → Listen on Apple Podcasts → TOPICS DISCUSSED #CrystalFedeli #YouMadeaWay #FightLikeaGirl #FinancialCoerciveControl #CoerciveControl #EconomicAbuse #FamilyCourt #DomesticViolenceAwareness #CourtReform #LegalSystem LEARN MORE To learn more about Crystal’s research, organizational consulting, or speaking and training, visit: → CrystalFedeli.com To partner with or request support from You Made a Way, visit: → YouMadeaWay.org
Crystal Fedeli
Jan 221 min read
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