Not Without My Daughter: Betty and Moody’s Abusive Marriage
We relate: Relationships in Culture by Nasta Ion & Serafim Sinotov
Episode notes
What happens when your husband promises you a two-week family trip — and then decides you’re never leaving?
In this episode of We Relate, we dive into Not Without My Daughter and the relationship between Betty and Moody. What begins as a family vacation to Iran turns into a nightmare when Moody breaks his promise and decides that Betty and their daughter will stay there permanently.
We explore emotional abuse, domestic violence, controlling partners, coercive control, manipulation, isolation, financial dependence, unequal power, and abusive marriage — and how trust between two people can become a tool of control.
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