Podcast Episodes

What Does It Mean to Find Yourself After Getting Out of an Abusive Relationship? [173]

Episode 173

It’s a thief.

Abuse robs us of the truth about ourselves.

Abuse steals our sense of safety.

Abuse consumes our time and energy.

And when we’re overwhelme…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Protect Yourself From Financial Abuse with Attorney Lisa Zeiderman [172]

Episode 172

The thought of contacting a lawyer made her sick. To live through her abusive marriage was hard enough. Would she have to bare all the details of her…

3 years, 9 months ago

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We Are Like the God We Worship [171]

Episode 171

I have a confession. 

I’m a recovering asshole. 

Years ago, I had a friend. Her husband cheated on her. Then, he did it again. He kept cheating on her.…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Does the Bible Say I Have to Give My Abusive Husband Sex on Demand? [170]

Episode 170

You’re not a toaster. 

No matter what you've been taught by religious leaders, you’re not a thing to be used.

No matter what you’ve been told by your h…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Different Ways Emotional Abusers Don't Take Responsibility for Their Behavior [169]

Episode 169

"He wants to treat me better. He just doesn’t know how."

"He says he’s sorry. He really hates how he acts."

"He’s struggling. He can’t help it."

Do you …

3 years, 10 months ago

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The Worst Things People Say to Justify, Minimize, and Excuse the Abuse You’ve Experienced [168]

Episode 168

I have two presents for you.

One is a regift. The other is brand-spanking, hot-off-the-waffle-press new. 

First, I compiled some of the best (and by “b…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Am I Responsible for Fixing My Husband? [167]

Episode 167

If you break abuse down to the nitty-gritty, at its heart is something called “emotional childhood.” Abusers think everybody should make their life w…

3 years, 10 months ago

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How Churches Can Help Abuse Victims (And How They Often Hurt Them Instead) [166]

Episode 166

It’s hammer time.

I’ve broken down the problems churches face when abuse victims come forward (along with how churches usually react). Then, I smash t…

3 years, 10 months ago

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How Do I Know What Is Real or True When My Husband Gaslights Me? [165]

Episode 165

Is the last thing you googled, “Am I crazy?” or “Why does my husband hate me?” or the literal title of this episode? 

Bleh. Living in such horrible, c…

3 years, 11 months ago

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How Not to Be an Ass [164]

Episode 164

“How Not to Be a Meanie” doesn’t hit the same, does it?

“How Not to Act Out Patriarchal Theology, AKA ‘A Chocolate-Covered Turd’” is probably too long…

3 years, 11 months ago

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