When dangerous people make “no” feel impossible, it’s not confusion—it’s the psychology of coercion at work. If saying no to sex feels unsafe, or you’re having sex to avoid conflict, keep the peace, or “prove” your love, you may be experiencing sexual coercion, not intimacy. This episode breaks down how coercive partners use fear, pressure, guilt, and emotional blackmail to override your ability to consent. You’ll learn how coercion works in real relationships, why it’s so easy to miss while you

Heard a bit about coercion and coercive control? It's a pretty common thing in abusive relationships, but plenty of people don't know exactly what it looks or sounds like. These five examples are telltale signs your relationship might be toxic: They're dictating what you can wear They're coercing you into not seeing or chatting to certain friends and isolating you from them They're getting overly jealous and using that jealousy to imply you don't like them They're using love as a tool for emotio