About this episode

Kerry discusses the financial control tactics used by narcissists to manipulate their partners.

They said they were managing the finances — because you weren't good with money. That every purchase had to go through them. But somehow, there was always money for what they wanted. They made you feel like a child asking for an allowance — in your own home. And the moment you tried to leave, you realized you had nothing. Because they had made sure of it. That wasn't financial stress. That was financial control. This Thursday episode, Kerry reads from real accounts from people who lived insid...

People in this episode

Host: Kerry McAvoy, Ph.D.

Topics covered

• narcissistic abuse
• financial control
• emotional manipulation
• personal finance
• relationship dynamics

Keywords

• narcissism
• financial abuse
• manipulation
• control
• relationship
• emotional abuse
• personal finance

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