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Why She Stayed — 79 episodes
Ep. 87: (Re-Release) Lundy Bancroft Interview: Why Does He Do That?
Ep. 86: What If I Ruin His Life?- The Fear, the Grooming, and the People Who Said She'd Destroy Him.
Ep. 85: Twist, Blame, Repeat
Ep. 84: Quiet Control: When Culture Masks Coercion
Ep. 83: How Abuse Stripped Me of Myself
Ep. 82: Facing Pain Head-On: The Only Way Is Through
Ep. 80: When The Unknown Feels Scarier & The Courage To Leave What You Know | with Stephanie Strickland
Ep. 79: "He Gaslit Me So Sweetly"
Ep. 78: Help, I Can't Define My Experience!
Ep. 77: The Threshold That Never Comes: The Ambiguity That Keeps Survivors Silent
Ep. 76: Will The Abuser Change For The New Supply? | Dr. Jaime Zuckerman
Ep. 75: "He Poisoned Me With Abortion Pills" - Catherine's Story
Ep. 74: Their Weight On Our Shoulders: How Abuse Makes Us Feel Responsible For Them | Wendy's Story
Ep. 73: How Did I Get Here (Again)? : A Story of Two Abusive Relationships
Ep. 72: When Faith Is Weaponized: Naming the Abuse, Healing the Grief, Finding Hope Again | Beverly's Story
Ep. 71: Q&A Part 5
Ep. 70: Life Post- Abuse | Imposter Syndrome, Fear, & Staying the Course
Ep. 69: Sadistic Behaviors And The Normalization Of Boundary Pushing
Ep. 68: "The Greatest Weapon An Abuser Has Is To Make Us Not Trust Ourselves" | Monica Moore Smith
Ep. 67: Behind the Blame: Understanding DARVO
Ep. 66: You Won't Get Closure From The Same Person Who Hurt you | Laura Richards
Ep. 65: "The Way He Operated Was So Subtle"
Ep. 64: "He's Not Going to Change"- Erin's Story
Ep. 63: "Purposeful, Determined, & Unwavering"- Sarah's Story
Ep. 62: He Knew Which Lines Not To Cross
Ep. 61: Weaponization Of Mental Health, Triangulation, & Charisma
Ep. 60: How Abusers Control The Narrative | with Quinn Padilla
Ep. 59: Discussing the Diddy Trial- with Dr. Nadine Macaluso
Ep. 57 Reasons We Stay & Helping a Loved One | Bethany Comerford
Ep. 56: Love Bombing, Illusion of Stability, & Devaluation | Lindsay Abernathy
Ep. 55: Lundy Bancroft Interview | Why Does He Do That?
Ep. 54: Red Flags, Trusting Yourself, & Dating Post- Abuse | with Ashley Maland
Ep. 52: My Story Updated- One Year of Podcasting
Ep. 51: Hot & Cold Behaviors and Infidelity
Ep. 50: A Conversation About the Family Court System | Courtney Gilmartin
Ep. 49: Unpacking Control, Possessiveness, & Stalking
Ep. 48: "He Pretended to do a Total 180" | How She Finally Broke Free
Ep. 47: Understanding Coercive Control and Manipulative Behaviors | Dr. Emma Katz
Ep. 46: Trusting Your Gut Instinct- with Laura Richards
Ep. 45: Emotional Abuse Can Feel like Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts - with Leah Aguirre
Ep. 44: "I Was An Advocate For Victims, But I Didn't Realize I Was One Too"
Ep. 43: Confusion Is The Hallmark Of Abuse
Ep. 42: "It Felt Like Whiplash"
Ep. 41: Coercive Control- Dr. Christine Cocchiola
Ep. 40: "It Felt Like My Brain Was No Longer Mine"
Ep. 39 Psychological Abuse, Isolation, & Leaving with a Child
Ep 38: Can Coercive Control be Accidental? Do I Owe Him One Last Talk?- Full Q&A
Ep. 37: When He's on a Pedestal & Puts You in Lose-Lose Situations
Ep. 36: Non-Fatal Strangulation: How it's Introduced and Escalates- Dr. Dana Anderson
Ep. 35: Will Trying to be Perfect Make Them Change?
Ep. 34: Cognitive Dissonance, Euphoric Recall, and What if He's Changing?
Ep. 33: DV Survivor & Mass Shooting Survivor- Elle Gargano
Ep. 32: Coercion, Reactive Abuse, and what if it's me "causing" this?
Ep. 31: Am I "Supposed" to Stay in an Abusive Situation?- Karen DeArmond Gardner
Ep. 30: "No one will ever believe you because you look too happy"- Savannah's Story
Ep. 29: How to Help Someone Who's in an Abusive Relationship by Holding Space for Them
How Abusers Weaponize Mental Health and Triangulation
How to Look Through the Lens of the Cycle of Abuse- Knowing Your Truth with Quinn Padilla
Psychological Abuse, Blindness, & Resilience Through Adversity- Sherrie Lynn Lilley
"Reactive Abuse", Abusers Who Discard, Hoover, & Breaking Free- Shannon's Story
Abuse, Second Guessing Yourself, Withdraw, & The Strength to Stay Gone- Claire's Story
The Insidious Nature of Abuse & Spiritual Abuse - with Tatenda
It's Not High Conflict, It's Abuse- Maureen's Story
Inside the Abuser's Mind- Part 2
Ep. 18: Kidnapped by her Abuser: Lex's Story
Ep. 17: Lauren's Story
Ep. 16: How to Know if you're in an Abusive Relationship, Smear Campaigns, Coercion, and More.
Coercive Control and being FRAMED by the Abuser in Family Court- with Dr. Christine Cocchiola & Amy Polacko
Run Like Hell- with Dr. Nadine Macaluso
Overcoming Tragedy- with Stephanie J. Bond
Surviving Abuse: Red Flags, Triangulation & Escalation.
Why is it so hard to leave?- My Experience & Mindset Tips
Q&A Part 2: Your Most Asked Questions
Financial & Emotional Abuse: Tanna's Story
Full Q&A Episode
Navigating the Court System & Post Separation Abuse: With Divorce & Custody Coach- @momswithswords
Healing from Abuse: Rumination, Dissociation, Building Self-Trust, & More
Inside the Abuser's Mind- with Eleni- Abuse Educator
More Than Bruises with- Dr. Jennifer Gardella