Courtney's husband initially gave her a sense of security and presented himself as a family man. However, beneath her husband's doting dad facade, a demanding, selfish, and mean person lurked. Once the doors were closed, all gloves were off, and the world only revolved around him. 

It's a story respect, sexual coercion, physical violence/intimidation, escalation points, financial abuse, coercive control, stone walling, gaslighting, circular conversations, cancer, divorce, post separation abuse, manipulation, legal abuse, custody, capitalizing on vulnerabilities, and much more. *** CONTENT WARNING - We discuss sexual coercion and physical violence/intimidation in this episode. ***

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