Ep. 48: "He Pretended to do a Total 180" | How She Finally Broke Free
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03/18/25 • 76 min
On this episode, Rose shares her survivor story of navigating an abusive relationship with emotional abuse, financial abuse, sexual coercion, escalating physical crossing of boundaries, and leaving with children. She shares how her abuser would use shared- dreams they had of the future to keep her in the cycle including faking change in an attempt to get her to return to the relationship.
If you want to connect with today's guest you can get in touch through her Instagram page: @rooted.and.blooming
Guest's Instagram: @rooted.and.blooming
My Instagram: @Gracestuart26
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On this episode, Rose shares her survivor story of navigating an abusive relationship with emotional abuse, financial abuse, sexual coercion, escalating physical crossing of boundaries, and leaving with children. She shares how her abuser would use shared- dreams they had of the future to keep her in the cycle including faking change in an attempt to get her to return to the relationship.
If you want to connect with today's guest you can get in touch through her Instagram page: @rooted.and.blooming
Guest's Instagram: @rooted.and.blooming
My Instagram: @Gracestuart26
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 47: Understanding Coercive Control and Manipulative Behaviors | Dr. Emma Katz
On this episode I am joined by coercive control expert Dr. Emma Katz to break down some of your most commonly asked questions. Dr. Katz is a UK- based domestic violence & coercive control researcher and a Substack Bestseller. During this episode, we discuss topics such as why abusers tend to use emotional abuse & coercive behaviors as their main form of control, examples of why they are doing it on purpose, and how they attack the mother-child relationship.
Dr. Katz Links & Resources:
10 Reasons Why a Coercively Controlling Man is an Unfit Father: https://dremmakatz.substack.com/p/10-reasons-why-a-coercively-controlling
"She's Not Innocent Either." Actually, Yes She Is Innocent: https://dremmakatz.substack.com/p/shes-not-innocent-either-actually
Browse all Dr Emma Katz's articles on Substack and find what you want to read: https://dremmakatz.substack.com/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Coercive-Control-Childrens-Mothers-Lives/dp/B0CM4L7HLH/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmakatz_phd/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@emmakatz_phd
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dremmakatz/
Website: https://dremmakatz.com/
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Ep. 49: Unpacking Control, Possessiveness, & Stalking
On this episode, Mandy shares her survivor story about how she met her abuser at a young age and was quickly swept into a relationship where possessiveness, monitoring, and the pressure to be "perfect" were constant. We will discuss what made this cycle so confusing and the challenges she faced while leaving including having to record conversations just to keep track of her own memory.
Mandy's TikTok: @m__seale
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Grace's Instagram: @gracestuart26
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