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Episode 234:  Healing from Relationship Betrayal with Michelle Mays

Michelle Mays, author of The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Has Hurt You the Worst, joins me for an in-depth conversation about healing from betrayal. Michelle is a Licensed Professional Counselor and expert in treating sexual betrayal and trauma. She is also the founder of the Center for Relational Recovery in Northern Virginia, […]

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Episode 233: Gaslighting Recovery for Women with Dr. Amelia Kelley

Dr. Amelia Kelley is back! You may remember her from the popular episode about being a highly sensitive person (HSP), strategies for self-care, and how being an HSP can affect relationships. This time, we are talking about healing from gaslighting. In fact, Dr. Kelley has a new book/workbook called, “Gaslighting Recovery for Women.”  She shares some of the book’s insights […]

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Episode 232: Breaking Free from Codependency with Vanessa Bennett

Vanessa Bennett returns to the show this week! A highly regarded licensed holistic psychotherapist, clinical entrepreneur, mental health content creator, and the author of the best-selling relationship book, “It’s Not Me, It’s You,” Vanessa brings a wealth of expertise. Her unique perspective on fostering healthy relationships and navigating codependency provides valuable insights. In this episode, Vanessa and I delve into […]

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Episode 231: The Legal Battle for Women’s Sexual Freedom

This week, I am doing something on the podcast I don’t normally do—featuring a story of someone within my community.  My guest, L, joins me for a conversation about how her ex-husband contested their custody agreement after he learned of L’s postings of adult content online. The case and the subsequent judgment ended up being a huge step for women […]

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Episode 230: The Art of Money with Bari Tessler

Your relationship with money is important to know and understand. Yet, most of us were not taught how to be in relationship with money. Throw in divorce, financial trauma, or abuse, and how do you begin again? My guest, Bari Tessler, teaches how to have a healthy, safe, savvy, and creative relationship with money.  In this episode, she offers her […]

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Episode 229: Understanding Coercive Control with Dr. Emma Katz

I am incredibly honored to be joined by Dr. Emma Katz this week on the podcast. Dr. Katz is a world-leading expert on coercive control. She is the author of Coercive Control in Children’s and Mothers’ Lives. She is an award-winning expert in domestic abuse and coercive control whose work has influenced policy and professional practice in the UK and […]

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Episode 228:  Exposing Parental Alienation in Family Courts with Grant Wyeth

In today’s episode, I’m thrilled to introduce Grant Wyeth, a talented writer based in Melbourne and occasionally Sweden. He joined me to discuss the intricacies of family court and share his knowledge about parental alienation. Grant wears many hats – he’s a columnist for the prestigious Asia Pacific Affairs publication, The Diplomat, an editor at Asia Pacific Development, Diplomacy, and […]

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Episode 227: Hello Divorce: Redefining the Divorce Process with Erin Levine

I have yet to see an online divorce platform that is as in-depth as the award-winning platform Hello Divorce. Founder, attorney, and CEO, Erin Levine, joins me in a conversation about revolutionizing the broken divorce system and how Hello Divorce helps couples divorce in a way that feels fair, reduces conflict, and facilitates peace. Erin’s mission is to help separating […]

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Episode 226: Emotional Immaturity vs. Narcissism with Tony Overbay

Every so often, I meet someone in my field with whom I hit it off amazingly. This week’s guest, Tony Overbay, is an example of when that happens. Tony joins me to discuss emotional immaturity, narcissism, and raising your emotional baseline. Tony is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified mindful habit coach, writer, speaker, husband, father of 4, and […]

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Episode 225: Grown Girl Divorce: Empowering Black Women Through Divorce with Kimberly A. Cook, Esq.

The divorce experience isn’t a cookie-cutter one for everyone. Sure, the process might look the same, but economics, culture, and race can impact how different people experience divorce. Kimberly Cook’s Grown Girl Divorce platform seeks to educate and empower Black women through divorce, as their divorce experience can be very specific and different from that of white women. I am […]

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