#55 How Courts Weigh Trauma, Abuse, and Free Will in High-Profile Marriages

Can power, control, and trauma truly influence justice—or does the legal system still fail to recognize their impact?

In this episode, Heather Quick breaks down the high-profile case of Nadine Menendez, who described herself as a “puppet” of her powerful husband while being sentenced for bribery. This case opens the door to a bigger conversation about coercive control, financial abuse, and how courts treat women navigating abusive dynamics in marriage.

Listeners will discover:

• The hidden ways financial and emotional abuse show up in relationships.
• Why coercive control is so hard to prove in court—and what that means for women.
• The surprising reasons some women remain married even after public trials and convictions.

Hit play now to uncover how abuse, power, and the justice system intersect—and what every woman should know before facing divorce.

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