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Julie Levine

Julie Levine is a visual artist and advocate for domestic abuse survivors. She is also a public speaker on the topic of Coercive Control and post-separation abuse. Read more from Julie at her blog 'Until You Say Uncle Again,' and follow her on Twitter @julielevineart

The Use of Isolation in Coercive Control

Coercive Control By Jul 03, 2020

I guarantee there is an entire generation that will instantly relate the word isolation to the 2020 COVID-19 crisis. I do not. I will not. Every time I hear that word, my past haunts me.  Images flash in my mind.  But they are not of the present social distancing, wearing a mask, quarantine, and antibody testing. The images brought to my mind…