On post-separation abuse: isolation

It's so common to hear stories about abusive relationships, where as the relationship continued, the victim's world grew smaller and smaller.  We've come to recognize isolation as a debilitating coercive control tactic.

What we're not talking about as much, are the stories of isolation that many are faced with after leaving.  

There are so many stories of women leaving behind family friends from the marriage or partnership, because upon leaving, it becomes unclear who can be trusted and who cannot.