Épisodes

  • Why you may not be ready to call it abuse when it is abuse
    Sep 17 2025

    The emotionally abusive relationship can sometimes be hard to define. How long must abusive behavior go on before actually admit that what's really happening is abuse?

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    26 min
  • Do you end the relationship because they won't?
    Sep 3 2025

    How do you know when it’s time to instigate a split? If your partner’s behavior leaves you feeling oppressed and defeated, and they refuse to change, and they also don't want to end the relationship, then what?

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    31 min
  • The breadcrumbing of relationships' past
    Aug 19 2025

    Breadcrumbing can be a manipulative way to keep someone in your mind so that you can't fully move forward, keeping you as a pawn in another person's game. In this episode, a person wrote to me talking about their ex, a 13-year breadcrumber!

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    18 min
  • The language patterns of the abusive person
    Aug 13 2025

    The way someone talks about their relationship reveals a lot. Abuse victims and perpetrators each have their own language patterns. Knowing these language patterns will help you understand on which side of the fence you're on.

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    25 min
  • Can you ever go back to who you were?
    Jul 28 2025

    In abusive relationships it might be difficult or even impossible to discern which parts of yourself are truly you and which are shaped by the abuse. Let's talk about what it takes to start building or rebuilding your identity.

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    27 min
  • Never trust someone who wants to change who you are
    Jul 17 2025

    You walk into an emotionally abusive relationship as one person, but where do you go after you're in one for a while? Is the person you're with trying to change you into someone you're not?

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    18 min
  • The love of my life is the abuser in my life
    Jul 7 2025

    Love can feel like a double-edged sword, cutting deep despite the tender moments. Or is that really love? Caring and kindness mixed with toxic, controlling behaviors create a dangerous emotional cocktail of bonding and trauma.

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    41 min
  • Can someone change even after they've done something terrible to you?
    Jun 25 2025

    They did the worst thing imaginable and now want you to stay in their life. Is it possible they can change? Should you give them a chance?

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    42 min