Breaking Silence Season 1 Financial Abuse
Health & Wellbeing
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Sarah was a high-functioning professional. But after having children, her partner began withholding money. This financial abuse escalated for years, leaving her and her children briefly homeless. She fled to a refuge. Now, three years later, she's rebuilding her life on a benefit. In speaking with Sarah, Simonne uncovers the complexities of financial abuse and recognizes haunting parallels to her own past.
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