Emotional Abuse and Coercive Control: Christina Ditchkofsky on Losing and Rebuilding Self-Trust

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when control is disguised as care, concern, or good manners? In this episode, Christina Ditchkofsky joins Julie Fairhurst for a powerful conversation about emotional abuse, coercive control, love bombing, childhood trauma, shame, and the slow erosion of self-trust.Christina is a nurse, author, and trauma-informed writing guide. She shares both lived experience and professional insight as we explore the warning signs of coercive control, including isolation, loss of financial freedom, pulling away from work, neglecting yourself, and constantly second-guessing your instincts.We also talk about Christina’s book Burnt Letters and how writing can help survivors process trauma, reclaim their voice, and begin healing — even if they never publish a single word.This episode is for survivors, for women questioning what they lived through, and for anyone who loves someone trying to find their way back to themselves.Subscribe for more Women Like Me Stories and Business conversations that bring truth, healing, and real-life transformation to light.Grab Christina's book:    https://amzn.to/41hrvu9Christina's Website:  https://christinaditchkofsky.com/Free Gift:  https://tinyurl.com/y82m77tn If this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website