An RTÉ Guide reader wrote into Dr. Eddie to ask for advice in regards to her relationships with her husband. I have been married for over 20 years and throughout my marriage, my husband is a touch ...

Walk through a grocery store with a child, and you will see it instantly. Candy bars line the checkout aisle, placed exactly at eye level. That placement is not random; it is deliberate stimulus ...

Controlling behavior occurs when a person attempts to force another person to conform to their own needs or desires through some form of manipulation. The outsized desire for control is unhealthy and ...

The law change means controlling or coercive behaviour is seen in the same way as other domestic abuse offences including threats to kill, attempted strangulation and stalking. Coercive control is a ...

Emotionally abusive partners seek power and dominance. They use different methods of control to keep you entangled and stuck.

“I must have annoyed him in some way because he took a pair of scissors and before I know it had cut off a lump of my hair at the back. My lovely hair. I was ashamed to go out. He just laughed and ...

I HAVE six children, almost in two families, with three older ones from 20 to 27 and three younger ones, from ages six to 10. I'm a stay-at-home mom and am recovering from breast cancer. Our youngest ...

The mobile phone and gaming industries are increasingly governing our behaviour by creating addictive products that shape and control how we communicate and interact, writes Catherine Shanahan. Sat, ...

Domestic abuse isn’t just physical. People can be subject to assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation that is used to punish or frighten them – this is known as coercive control. Coercive ...