1264: Understanding Financial Abuse: A Survivor's Journey

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This episode is brought to us in partnership with the Allstate Foundation. [Trigger Warning] Today’s show focuses on a very serious issue, domestic violence and specifically, financial abuse, described as the invisible weapon of domestic violence. It is something that happens in nearly all cases of domestic violence - 96 percent of domestic violence victims experience financial abuse. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and I thought it would be helpful to revisit a conversation with earlier this year from one very brave survivor, Mercii Thomas. She recently left her abusive partner, a man that made her financially and geographically reliant on him. We’ll discuss the importance of understanding financial abuse and how that can prevent a victim from breaking free. We’ll explore the prevalence of domestic violence and financial abuse and the importance of financial empowerment....and share important resources for victims, survivors and their allies. If you or someone you know wants to learn more about these issues, you can visit allstatefoundation.org. If someone needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So money episode 1264 a survivor's story of escaping domestic violence and financial abuse
0:08.0	You're listening to so money with award-winning money guru for news therapy each day in a 30-minute dose of
0:14.9	Financial inspiration from the world's top business minds authors influencers and from far-news yourself
0:22.2	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons. Sorry. You're in the wrong place
0:27.9	Sinking profound ways to live a richer happier life. Welcome to so money
0:34.3	This episode is brought to us in partnership with the All-State Foundation
0:38.8	It helps me own my own power and the life that someone tried to put out because abuse
0:45.5	Festers in silence and in the shadows and I think
0:48.8	My beauty did a very good job of attempting to isolate and make me think that I was alone in my experiences were
0:55.5	Extremely unique and something that no one else would understand
1:01.3	Welcome to so money everybody and spending part of your day with us. I'm Farneesh Tarabi
1:05.8	Today's show was an episode focusing on a very serious issue
1:10.3	domestic violence and specifically
1:12.3	Financial abuse
1:13.7	Described as the invisible weapon of domestic violence. It is something that happens in nearly all cases of
1:21.7	Domestic violence in fact 96% of domestic violence victims experience
1:27.9	Financial abuse and with October being domestic violence awareness month
1:31.9	I thought it would be important to revisit a conversation from earlier this year with a very brave survivor
1:37.9	Mercy Thomas she recently left her abusive partner a man whom she says made her financially and
1:44.1	Geographically reliant on him. We're going to discuss the importance of understanding financial abuse and how that can
1:50.9	Prevent a victim from breaking free. We'll explore the prevalence of domestic violence and
1:56.8	Financial abuse and the importance of financial empowerment
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