Episode 203: Empowering Victims to Have a Voice with Dr. Christine Cocchiola

The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast

Kate Anthony

Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Relationships

4.4 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Today I welcome back Dr. Christine Cocchiola to discuss the importance of talking and educating about coercive control, domestic violence, and other abuses (legal, financial, and so on) to better understand, identify, and ultimately advocate for yourself, your children, or loved ones in family court.

Featured topics include:

Coercive control can happen in any relationship or any environment (4:08)
Most domestic violence is based on power and control (6:59)
The lack of ratification of The Equal Rights Amendment and its effect on women - such as the fact that women cannot sue for violation of their rights (18:23)
How to litigate within a family court system that is stacked against you (26:47)
Why it is important to think like the abuser as well as be two steps ahead when going into a courtroom (33:44)
Divorce attorneys need to understand and be attuned to the difference between victims and perpetrators (40:29)

Learn more about Dr. Christine Cocchiola:

Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola, DSW, LCSW is a Coercive Control Advocate, Educator, Researcher & Survivor. She is a full-time college professor teaching social work for the last 20 years in CT and also an adjunct instructor at NYU. Her expertise is in the areas of coercive control and the traumatic experiences of both adult and child victims, developing and presenting workshops on these topics both nationally and internationally. Christine, a Board Member of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, has supported policy codifying coercive control and has a small private practice, primarily serving victims and survivors of coercive control. She is the creator of the Protective Parenting Program, supporting protective mothers on their journey toward healing their children.

Resources & Links:

Information may also be found at http://www.kateanthony.com/podcast/empowering-victims-to-have-a-voice-with-dr-christine-cocchiola

Grit & Grace Coaching Program
Dr. Cocchiola's website
Dr. Cocchiola on Instagram
Dr. Cocchiola on Facebook
Dr. Cocchiola on Twitter
Dr. Cocchiola on LinkedIn
Dr. Cocchiola's past episode on Coercive Control

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go.
0:17.8	I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of
0:23.3	the roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. I've been to
0:29.1	hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side of this process
0:35.1	with your sanity and your heart intact.
0:47.1	Hey, everyone. Welcome back. Today I am welcoming back to the podcast, my dear friend and one of your favorite guests, Dr. Christine Coachola.
0:59.7	And this was sort of an unscripted conversation that we had.
1:04.5	We didn't really have a lot of a plan for this conversation.
1:07.7	We just knew that we wanted to cover a bunch more topics for the podcast.
1:11.4	So we just hit record and went to town. So I hope that you enjoy this conversation with Dr.
1:20.3	Christine Coachola as much as I enjoy talking to her all the time. And just another quick, shameless plug, that I have some spots
1:35.1	open for grit and grace and that I would love to talk to you. You can set up a consultation
1:41.8	in the show notes on my website and it's katanthani.com.
1:49.6	And then you can just click on grit and grace in the navigation tab.
1:55.3	And you can set up a consultation and you and I will have a, you know, 20 to 30 minute chat and see if the
2:03.6	program is right for you. It is right for so many of you. If you are struggling to decide
2:10.3	whether to stay or go, if you are going through a divorce, if you are dealing with domestic
2:16.4	violence, if you are dealing with coercive control, if you are dealing with domestic violence, if you are dealing with coercive control,
2:19.4	if you are in any way struggling through something high conflict and you need support,
2:26.8	trust me, there is somebody in the group that is experiencing exactly what you are right
2:32.2	now. And the community is such a beautiful thing.
2:35.8	So, Katieanthony.com slash coaching, I believe.
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