In this powerful and deeply human episode of The Tarryn Reeves Show, I sit down with transformational coach Amy Pease to unpack one of the most misunderstood, and devastating, experiences people face: mental abuse, manipulation, and gaslighting.

Amy’s story is raw, courageous, and profoundly important.

After spending 25 years rising through leadership in the restaurant industry, Amy made a bold pivot, leaving it all behind to support her husband’s family auto body business. That leap allowed her to retire at just 44. But her true transformation came from surviving years of emotional manipulation, financial abuse, and psychological control within her adopted family, and then doing the deep work to heal what came after leaving.

In this episode, we go far beyond surface-level conversations about toxic relationships.

We talk about:

• How mental abuse and gaslighting actually show up in families, workplaces, and intimate relationships
  
  
• Why abuse is often disguised as “concern,” love, or protection
  
  
• The long-term psychological impact of manipulation and coercive control
  
  
• Why leaving an abusive situation is only the first step, and why the aftermath is where most people struggle
  
  
• How to rebuild self-worth, confidence, and identity after emotional trauma
  
  
• The role of boundaries, self-trust, and self-love in breaking cycles of people-pleasing
  
  
• How gaslighting rewires your inner critic, and how to reclaim your power
  
  
• Practical, grounded steps to recognise red flags, educate yourself, and begin healing
  
  
• Why boundaries are not about controlling others, but about honouring yourself
  
  

Amy also shares the pivotal moment that changed everything for her: a doctor who finally named the truth… that her suffering wasn’t “chemical,” broken, or something to be medicated away… it was situational. And that one moment became the catalyst for reclaiming her life.

This is not a fluffy conversation.
It’s honest. Strategic. Empowering.
And if you’ve ever doubted your reality, minimised your pain, or felt trapped in a dynamic you couldn’t quite name, this episode will land deeply.

✨ This conversation is for you if:

• You’ve experienced gaslighting, manipulation, or emotional abuse
  
  
• You struggle with people-pleasing or weak boundaries
  
  
• You’ve left a toxic situation but feel lost, anxious, or disconnected afterward
  
  
• You want to rebuild your confidence, intuition, and sense of self
  
  
• You’re ready to turn pain into purpose, without bypassing the work
  
  

Your story matters.
Your feelings are valid.
And you are not imagining it.

🎧 Tune in now to hear how to recognise abuse, reclaim your truth, and step back into your power, unapologetically.

Write your story.
Lead your legacy.

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