Ep 339: Breaking the Terror: Bringing a Sadistic Abuser to Justice with Miriam Lake, Part 2

About this episode

Miriam Lake discusses her journey to hold her abuser accountable and the impact of coercive control and sadistic abuse on victims and families.

Laura asks Miriam about Michael Egan’s abuse of her brother and mother and Miriam shares how she broke through the terror and fear to hold Egan accountable for his cruel and sadistic abuse as well as the devastating long-term impact of life-changing trauma. Listen as Laura identifies the patterns of behaviour, manipulation, coercive control, and missed opportunities to safeguard and protect. Together, Laura and Miriam explore: • Miriam’s courageous fight for accountability and justice; • The lasting impact of coercive control and sadistic abuse; • The early warning signs and grooming behaviours; • The language and tactics used by coercive controllers; • How coercive control creates fear, silence, and compliance within families; • Why victims and survivors struggle to report abuse for years; • The importance of understanding patterns — not isolated incidents; • How systems can fail vulnerable children and survivors, and; • Reclaiming power, healing, and using lived experience to help others Miriam also speaks about raising awareness and why she is undertaking a skydive to raise funds for Women’s Aid to support women and children experiencing abuse. Please…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Richards

Guest: Miriam Lake

Topics covered

• coercive control
• sadistic abuse
• accountability
• trauma
• victim support
• awareness raising

Keywords

• abuse
• coercive control
• trauma
• justice
• victim support
• awareness
• manipulation
• grooming
• fear
• silence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women’s Aid

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