episode 9: Cristina’s Marriage and IPV, a first looK

Relational trauma like complex childhood trauma impacts the intimate relationships of adult survivors in wide-reaching, life-changing and deeply impactful ways, and at very alarming rates. With reports citing numbers as high as 80%, Cristina was one of the lucky ones in that she was with loving, caring intimate partners who were mindful of her past. Everything drastically changed when she met her last intimate partner, her abusive ex-husband, in her late 40’s. Her marriage shattered everything with Intimate Partner Violence, crashing her life and mental health to rock bottom. Cristina survived covert narcissistic abuse for years, enduring emotional, psychological, physical and financial abuse. The IPV deeply triggered Cristina’s childhood trauma and the mental disabilities she lives with because of it, arresting her life to a halt. Recovery from this trauma, and all of its impacts on Cristina’s life, is her “coming back” journey that you are bearing witness to, as it happens, here on the talK.    CONTENT SENSITIVITY NOTE: reference to Cristina’s IPV are made in this episode, please listen with caution and care.    Thank you for joining us!  Please FOLLOW, RATE & REVIEW our podcast, it really helps us be seen and heard by many others like you.    Want to talK? Email us at [email protected]   Interested in KOZ? Email Cristina at [email protected]   This episode was shot on November 19, 2024 in our virtual studio. Sound quality may differ between speakers.   COPYRIGHT 2025 All rights are protected.