Alanis & The Familiar Instability

In this episode, Brandon talks with abuse survivor Alanis about growing up with an emotionally unavailable, volatile father and how that early instability shaped what later felt familiar in two abusive relationships. One relationship was more openly cruel. The other was harder to name while she was inside it. It was confusing, inconsistent, and full of push and pull.  It's a story about childhood instability, repetition, being unseen, physical abuse, withholding affection, silent treatments, infidelity, putdowns, walking on eggshells, drinking, yelling, ghosting, playing the victim, slamming doors, and the long process of learning to trust what her gut had been telling her all along. Content Warning - This episode discusses intimate partner violence. Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.