This week on Beyond the Void, I’m joined by my husband — not just as my cohost, but as someone bravely sharing a chapter of his life that’s rarely spoken aloud.

We’re diving into what it was like growing up with a controlling, unpredictable single mother — the kind of home where love came with conditions, and survival meant staying small, silent, and always on alert.

We talk about the lasting impact of emotional chaos in childhood, how sons learn to bury their pain, and what it takes to finally call it what it was — not “strict parenting,” but something much deeper.

If you grew up thinking your childhood was “just tough,” this episode might hit home.