Women and Money: The Effects of Economic Abuse

Heidi Dellaire
Nov 5 · 3 min read

We’ve heard of the emotional abuse that occurs in domestic violence situations. The way the abuser makes the abused feel worthless and helpless by belittling all that they are. The careful shredding of any glimpse of self-esteem. We’ve heard of psychological abuse, the up and down merry-go-round that can make the abused feel crazy and doubt their own version of events. We’ve heard of physical abuse. The…

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Heidi Dellaire

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Founder of #LoveWideOpen, Author of Roots and Tendrils, Alt Health Care Practitioner, Heart Space Coach/Healer, Publishing Editor at https://lovewideopen.com/

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