Maternal Mental Health, Trauma, and Family Separation: Domestic Abuse, Coercive Control, and Maternal Vulnerability

Angela Frazer-Wicks MBE joins host Saranya Ravindran to explore the complex relationship between trauma, domestic abuse, maternal mental health, and safeguarding. Drawing on her lived experience, Angela discusses the impact of coercive control, barriers to accessing support, and opportunities for earlier intervention by healthcare professionals. This episode examines how clinicians can better recognise vulnerability and provide trauma-informed care before families reach crisis point. Timestamps: 00:00–00:47: Intro 00:47–04:08: Angela's story 04:09–06:10: Childhood trauma 06:11–09:34: Systemic failures 09:34–12:55: Coercive control 12:55–13:14: Outro