Podcast Episodes

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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 months ago

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The Big Problem with Christian Marriage Counseling [123]

Episode 123

Love lets evil do whatever it wants, pretends nothing's happened, and calls a prison a palace. Right? This is the kind of "biblical" message Christia…

4 years, 11 months ago

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Is it Possible to Stay Well in an Abusive Marriage? [122]

Episode 122

You've got two options and you HATE them both. You know you're married to an abuser, but you DON'T want a divorce. So...you're staying.

But will you b…

4 years, 11 months ago

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