Terror Behind Closed Doors: A Sadistic Coercive Controller with Miriam Lake, Part 1
5/18/202648 min
Miriam Lake was terrorized as a little girl by Michael Egan, a coercive controller who groomed the family through charm and love bombing before subjecting Miriam, her siblings, and mother to years of sadistic abuse. Listen as Laura identifies the patterns of behaviour and missed opportunities to safeguard and protect. Together, Laura and Miriam explore:
The early warning signs and grooming behaviours The language of coercive control How coercive control creates fear, silence, and compliance within families Why victims and survivors struggle to report abuse for years The importance of understanding patterns -not isolated incidents How systems can fail...
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Laura Richards· Host0:59
Miriam Lake is looking forward to Christmas because finally her stepfather is in prison for what the judge described as deplorable and sadistic child cruelty. This is Miriam at the age of eight with a big smile on her face. There are no more happy pictures like this because a year later, Miriam's mom met and married a man who was a monster.
Miriam Lake· Guest1:22
I was made to lick dog poo off his shoes, um, and him standing there after, um, feeling