Podcast Episodes

What You Can Do When Your Christian Husband Bullies You Part One [133]

Episode 133

You are married to a bully. If only he'd steal your lunch money or call you a dingus during math class and be done with it.

Instead, he makes everythi…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Survivor Story: Marie [132]

Episode 132

The length of your marriage. You’ll never forget it. 3 years of holes in the wall. 9 years of sleepless nights. 17 years of pleading. 25 years of sil…

4 years, 6 months ago

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What I Would Preach to the Modern Day Preachers (if they would listen...) [131]

Episode 131

Have you ever talked to people who weren't there? Imagined conversations in your head? Perfected your argument while showering or lying in bed?

I did …

4 years, 6 months ago

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What You Need to Know When You Leave [130]

Episode 130

Your marriage was like a jigsaw puzzle. A big, confusing, fragmented mess. 

Once you found the "abuse" piece, everything fell into place. 

But are you …

4 years, 7 months ago

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Why Hanging on to Hope in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship Doesn't Work [129]

Episode 129

"Till death do us part." Those words haunt you. 

The enemy was supposed to be outside of your home and family. Easy to see. Protection just a prayer o…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Is the Cost to Leave an Abusive Marriage Worth It? [128]

Episode 128

Why are you staying in your abusive marriage? 

For many women, the price to get free seems too high. They fear destitution, losing their children, rev…

4 years, 7 months ago

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My Three Biggest Mistakes When Getting Away From Emotional Abuse Part Two [127]

Episode 127

If it's true that we learn from our mistakes, then I know a whole heck of a lot. 

This episode, Part 2 of 2, is about the mistakes I made in church — …

4 years, 7 months ago

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My Three Biggest Mistakes When Getting Away From Emotional Abuse Part One [126]

Episode 126

Put your stretchy pants on, cause this episode's a three-course dinner on what NOT to do once you realize your marriage is a hamster wheel of emotion…

4 years, 7 months ago

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How Pretending and Fear Keep You Stuck in abuse cycles (and what sets you free) [125]

Episode 125

Abusers are terrified. They mask their fear with rage, manipulation, false piety, and good ole-fashioned bullying. 

If they're actually weak, scared b…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Emotional Abuse Survivor Q&A [124]

Episode 124

If my husband has a mental health issue or a personality disorder, does that excuse his abusive behavior? My husband isn’t the typical abuser; is my …

4 years, 8 months ago

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