On the Season 1 finale episode, I’m going through medically recognized signs of emotional abuse, through the story of my relationship with the infamous Kyle. When I was dating Kyle, I had no idea that these behaviors were emotional abuse or that they were medically recognize warning signs of physical abuse. Almost every woman I know has been on the receiving end of at least one of these behaviors but they get lost in the highs and lows of toxic relationships. Today we are unpacking them & learning how to recognize them.

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I am on a mission to help protect women from toxic relationships by supporting them in recognizing the signs. I’d love for you to help spread this mission by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with a friend. Also consider picking up a copy of Losing You, Finding Me for a deep dive into healing from trauma and toxic relationships

On this bonus episode of season 1, I sit down with my mom to dissect why so many of the women I interviewed this season had religious reasons for staying stuck in toxic relationships. We dive into the common religious teachings that convince women God wants them to stay in harmful relationships and what those teachings actually mean!

With decades of experience as a Bible teacher & prison chaplain, my mom was truly the best person I could think of to talk about the Bible to people who may not believe in it or be familiar with it. Because whether you believe the Bible or not, the cultural constructs about gender that have been inspired by its teachings (for better or for worse), affect us all!

My mom isn’t active on Instagram but I know she’d love you to check out her work with the non-profit Healthbridge Global.

I am on a mission to help protect women from toxic relationships by supporting them in recognizing the signs. I’d love for you to help spread this mission by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with a friend. Also consider picking up a copy of Losing You, Finding Me for a deep dive into healing from trauma and toxic relationships.

This week, I’m joined by criminal psychologist Nelson Cepeda, who shares his incredible story of falling prey to toxic & physically abusive relationships, not once, but 3 times. He shares what the mind of an abuser is like, from his criminal psych perspective, how childhood trauma creates addiction circuits, & the role of gender in abusive relationships.

Nelson is the other half of the Power of Pain duo and life coach.

I am on a mission to help protect women from toxic relationships by supporting them in recognizing the signs. I’d love for you to help spread this mission by subscribing to the podcast,

leaving a review, and sharing it with a friend. Also consider picking up a copy of Losing You, Finding Me for a deep dive into healing from trauma and toxic relationships