Podcast Episodes

Understanding Coercive Control and the Harms Inflicted on to Adult and Child Victims [350]

Episode 350

“He doesn’t hit you, so it must not be abuse.” Yeah, no. That tired old line needs to die.

This week, I sat down with Dr. Christine Cocchiola, a power…

4 months, 1 week ago

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Toxic Beliefs That Keep Christian Women From Their True Identity (A Story about a Runner) [349]

Episode 349

Have you ever felt like life has you wearing a 200-pound emotional backpack labeled “Christian womanhood”? In this episode, I unpack (literally) the …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Beautiful Prisons and Golden Lies [348]

Episode 348

What if that golden cage you're sitting in was never locked? What if all that “God’s will” rhetoric was just fear cosplaying as holiness? In this epi…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Nine Tricks Emotional Abusers Use to Pull Us Back Into the Cycle (and six clever ways to respond!) [347]

Episode 347

In this episode, we're taking a look at the classic emotional abuse push-pull cycle that makes us feel like we’re starring in a soap opera we never a…

5 months ago

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Gaslighting and Guilt: Why Christian Women Stay Stuck in Toxic Relationships [346]

Episode 346

If you’ve ever second-guessed your sanity, asked Google “Is my husband a narcissist or just an annoying human?” or thought you might be sinning by no…

5 months, 1 week ago

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Breaking Free from Narcissistic Moms and Spouses Without the Guilt Bound by Blood or Vows [345]

Episode 345

Is it ever okay to walk away from your own mother… or your husband? (Cue the gasps from the peanut gallery clutching their pearls.) If you grew up in…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two Hotel Rooms: One Rescue Mission [344]

Episode 344

You know how sometimes life gives you lemons and then instead of sugar for lemonade, the church hands you a moldy marriage book and says, “Submit har…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Out of the Poisoned Pond: Jennie’s Story [343]

Episode 343

What happens when you grow up in hyper-conservative church culture, marry your Bible camp sweetheart at 20, and then spend decades swimming in a pois…

6 months ago

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How to Find Peace When Your Marriage Feels Toxic [342]

Episode 342

Do you ever feel like you’re drowning in guilt, shame, and Christian “shoulds” while trying to survive a toxic marriage, a brutal divorce, or the aft…

6 months ago

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Your Marriage Abuse Cycle Exercise [341]

Episode 341

Have you ever felt like you're starring in a rerun of your own life? Same arguments. Same heartbreak. Same fake flowers and empty promises. It’s call…

6 months, 1 week ago

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