Protect the Parents @_protective_
For those navigating custody battles with abuser. On Substack, Medium, Patreon. MA in Journalism, Columbia University. Bylines incl. NYT, Economist, Guardian protecttheparents.substack.com Joined January 2019-
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How do you overcome fear? Lately I've been thinking about that question a lot— how to keep moving despite its weight. If you've ever felt ensnared by worst-case-scenario thinking, this piece might resonate with you. protecttheparents.substack.com
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Do Family Court Judges Get Trained on Domestic Violence? open.substack.com/pub/protectthe…
Aggressive Affirmations for the Survivor-Thriver open.substack.com/pub/protectthe…
Protect the Parents is a newsletter for those fighting to keep their children safe in a system that too often fails them. This week’s post looks at a moment many protective parents will recognize: when your child discloses abuse. protecttheparents.substack.com/p/when-a-child… #ProtectiveParent
👀 Hiring a Lawyer, GAL, or Therapist in a Custody Case? Read This First. 🔗 protecttheparents.substack.com/p/hiring-help-… #Custody #FamilyCourt #ProtectiveParent #CoerciveControl #DomesticViolence #ParentalAlienation #GAL #FamilyLaw #HighConflictDivorce
🧠 💡 Fridays: Why It Matters Big-picture perspective, the birds-eye-view. Posts that investigate history, law, media narratives, and systemic failures — and why they matter to your case, your safety, and your rights. Plus, ideas of how we can chart a better future.
🧵 🔍 Wednesdays: How It Happens Stories and research that reveal broader patterns — how coercive control works, how family courts tend to respond, and what the experience is like for different parents around the world.
Whats on offer from Protect the Parents: 🛠 🧰 Mondays: Tactical Strategies Concrete tools, scripts, and resources to help protective parents navigate the system. These posts are practical, focused, and survivor-informed. Think of it as in-the-weeds support.
Growing the Work, Expanding the Impact open.substack.com/pub/protectthe… #familycourt #family #protective #safe #parents #custody #battle #highconflict #resource
Growing the Work, Expanding the Impact Updates, how you benefit, and why your support matters open.substack.com/pub/protectthe… #familycourt #family #court #custody #highconflict #Divorce #protective #parent #SAFE #Preparedness
Early History of Family Courts open.substack.com/pub/protectthe… #Divorce #history #familycourt #sexism
That Occasional Satisfaction open.substack.com/pub/protectthe…
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@profjoanmeier is coming to the Santa Clara Country Child Abuse Prevention Council Symposium, Friday, April 11 to be the afternoon keynote speaker: Allegations of Child Abuse Arising in Family Court. Learn more and register now for this important event. eventbrite.com/e/42nd-annual-…
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A false allegation of parental alienation by an abuser results in a widespread witch-hunt of protective mothers within the family law system.
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And if one stays in dissociative states too long, over time there starts to be serious mental health problems in the victim. Let abuse survivors GET ENTIRELY AWAY from narcissistic abusers so they can HEAL - not force them to “co-parent” w these monsters #rapists #familycourt
Dissociation is your brain’s way of protecting you from the psychological warfare of narcissistic abuse. Memory gaps, emotional numbness, detachment from reality, freezing, or shifting into different versions of yourself are all trauma responses to abuse.
Can I Help You Share Your Story? (Part III) open.substack.com/pub/protectthe…
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