When the Abuse Comes Wrapped in a Smile and a Guilt Trip

This week on Beyond the Void, we’re cracking open the uncomfortable truth: emotionally abusive mothers exist—and society really, really doesn’t want to talk about it.

In this episode, we unpack both our personal experiences and the broader patterns of maternal emotional abuse that often go unnoticed, minimized, or completely denied. Because when the abuse doesn’t come with bruises, people call it “discipline,” or worse… “just how moms are.”

We’re talking:

• ​ Why society protects toxic mothers at all costs
• ​ How martyr moms weaponize guilt, tears, and “all I’ve done for you”
• ​ What emotional abuse actually looks like behind closed doors
• ​ The lifelong impact of being raised by a woman who says she loves you—while slowly eroding your self-worth
• ​ The steps to healing when the voice in your head is still hers

And if you’ve ever tried to set a boundary and got hit with a passive-aggressive meltdown? Or maybe the plowing over your boundaries until you go no contact. Yep. We’re talking about that too.

This one gets deep. And dark. But if you make it to the end? I promise—it gets funnier. We cope how we can, and sometimes, that means roasting our trauma like it’s a Thanksgiving side dish.

For the scapegoats, the cycle breakers, and anyone still untangling love from control—this episode is for you.