On today’s episode, I’m joined by Aubrey Redinger, mental health clinician & assistant director of the renown Townsend Institute, who tells us everything we need to know about toxic relationships. We discuss why the label “toxic” isn’t always helpful, how life experiences like growing up in small town culture & divorce in Aubrey’s family of origin impacted what she was attracted to, and how we can grow beyond the fireworks of toxic relationships to appreciating the security (and sometimes boredom) of healthy relationships.

You can follow Aubrey at @aubble and her work for moms at @lovetothemoms & lovetothemoms.com

You can check out the books Aubrey mentioned here (Boundaries) and here (Safe People)

For more info on religion & women in relationships, you can check out the podcast I mentioned here

I am on a mission to help protect women from toxic relationships by supporting them in recognizing the signs. I’d love for you to help spread this mission by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with a friend. Also consider picking up a copy of Losing You, Finding Me for a deep dive into healing from trauma and toxic relationships.