When Love Hurts: Recognizing and Healing from Emotional Abuse

What this episode covers

📝 Episode Summary: In this powerful episode of the Music and Therapy Podcast, Relationship Coach Keana W. Mitchell explores the hidden wounds of emotional abuse, what it looks like, why it’s so hard to recognize, and how to begin healing. If you’ve ever felt silenced, manipulated, or emotionally unsafe in a relationship, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and practical tools for recovery. Keana shares real-life examples and five healing exercises to help you reconnect with your voice, set boundaries, and build emotional safety. She also revisits last week’s episode on letting go of resentment and introduces a weekly homework assignment to help you stop conflict and start connecting. 💡 Key Takeaways: • Emotional abuse often begins subtly and is rooted in control, manipulation, and gaslighting. • Gaslighting erodes your ability to trust yourself and can lead to anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. • Many people stay in emotionally abusive relationships due to fear, trauma bonding, or cultural pressure. • You are allowed to change your mind when a relationship becomes emotionally unsafe. • Healing begins with truth, boundaries, and connection. 🛠️ Resources Mentioned: • 📄 When Love Hurts 5 healing excercises pdf.docx • 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/6T8cC9MhmpBiB9mKvRuBoS?si=b6ae9443eb9c4b92 • • 📖 Snyder, H. (2019). Gaslighting: Recognizing manipulative behavior and its impact on mental health. Connect with Keana: 💌 Website: Emory Rose (keanawmitchell.com) 📸 Instagram: Music and Therapy (@musicandtherapykwm) • Instagram photos and videos 📘 Facebook: Music and Therapy with Relationship Coach Keana W. Mitchell | Facebook 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmml1kGinhHSMOXOQ8zdIEQ 🎧 Listen to Last Week's Episode: https://open.spotify.com/show/6T8cC9MhmpBiB9mKvRuBoS?si=10944edd3d7a42db