Bitch Is A Bad Word: A Domestic Violence Podcast on Healing and Empowerment

Bitch Sesh: Whitney Walker | Addiction, Trauma Bonds & Why You Feel Hooked on Your Abuser


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Trauma bonds can feel like addiction — because they are. In this powerful episode of Bitch Sesh (a special series of Bitch Is a Bad Word), Lindsay teams up with Whitney Walker—licensed therapist, spiritual teacher, and founder of Women Waken—to unpack the chemical addiction created by trauma bonds and toxic relationships.


If you’ve ever felt obsessed, stuck, or unable to let go of someone who hurt you, this conversation is your truth serum. From the neuroscience of abuse and attachment to the power of spiritual recovery, this episode will help you understand why your body craves chaos—and how to reclaim your brain, heart, and power.


🎙️ In this episode, we cover:

  • How trauma bonds mimic drug addiction in the brain
  • Why you might feel addicted to your abuser
  • The neuroscience of emotional abuse and attachment
  • Whitney Walker’s personal story and her work with Women Waken
  • Practical tools to begin breaking the cycle and reclaiming your life


If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233


🌿 About Whitney Walker:

Whitney is a therapist and founder of Women Waken, a platform blending psychology and spiritual growth to help women heal from addiction, trauma, and codependency through divine feminine energy and soul work.


**LISTEN to Whitney's podcast WOMEN WAKEN on Apple Podcasts & Spotify


You’re not crazy. You’re not broken. And you’re definitely not alone.


We’ve got your back.


#TraumaBondAddiction #EmotionalAbuse #ToxicRelationships #NeuroscienceOfAbuse #WhitneyWalker #WomenWaken #SpiritualRecovery #BitchIsABadWordPodcast #AddictedToAnAbuser #HealingFromTrauma

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