Once he canceled a doctor’s appointment without telling me because he had arranged a lunch at home and wanted me to cook.

Teresa listened carefully.

“Has he prevented you from leaving the home?”

“Not physically.

But every time I talked about moving, he said I’d be homeless by winter.”

“That can be a form of intimidation.

It’s worth recording as part of the pattern.”

When I left the center, I wasn’t carrying a miraculous solution.