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The feelings of guilt and shame after leaving the abusive person

  • November 17, 2025
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
If you’ve ever questioned how to forgive yourself for choosing your own well-being over an abusive partner, you’re not alone. Victims of abusive behavior almost always feel like they’ve...
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The love of my life is the abuser in my life

  • July 10, 2025
  • Codependency, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Shame, Trauma bond
Love can feel like a double-edged sword, cutting deep despite the tender moments. Or is that really love? Caring and kindness mixed with toxic, controlling behaviors create a dangerous...
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Are you the reason someone is hurtful to you?

  • December 13, 2024
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, Shame
What is the cause of mistreatment in a relationship? Do you think it’s possible you are the reason someone is hurting you or trying to change you? If so,...
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Religious Abuse: When they use your beliefs and faith against you

  • March 31, 2023
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Religious Abuse, Shame
Your religious or spiritual beliefs are supposed to help uplift and inspire you, not make you feel oppressed and exhausted. Religious abuse happens when people who claim to love...
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The slow disintegration of the deepest part of who you are

  • January 10, 2021
  • Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
Emotional abuse has an insidious way of disintegrating the very core of who you are. It’s a process that can turn you into a shell of your former self....
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Sometimes things need to be perfectly lined up to make the big decisions about the relationship

  • November 4, 2020
  • Boundaries, Children, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Forgiveness, Healing, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Shame
There’s a point of either intoleration or breakdown that you sometimes have to reach in order to finally make a decision that you need to make about a toxic...
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Should you try harder to please the emotionally abusive person?

  • September 30, 2020
  • Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Shame
One of the constants in emotionally abusive relationships is when the victim tries to please an unpleasable person.  No matter what they do or how hard they try, it’s...
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Not everyone is going to agree with the decisions you make for yourself

  • June 25, 2020
  • Emotional Abuse, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Shame
What happens when you create a show about abusive behavior? You hear from people that aren’t happy that they are being called out on that behavior. On today’s episode,...
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Emotional abuse drains you and makes you believe terrible things about yourself

  • May 22, 2020
  • Control, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, lying, Manipulation, Minimizing, Narcissism, Podcast Episode, Relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, Shame
There is a direct cause and effect when you are exposed to manipulative and controlling behavior. It can take a physical toll on you and cause you to believe...
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Kind words carefully crafted to plant the seed of guilt and shame

  • November 21, 2019
  • Crazymaking, deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Guilt, Manipulation, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Shame
Some people have a clever way of making you feel bad about yourself by complimenting you and using positive, supportive words that make it seem like they really care....
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