The Moms and Martinis podcast is a biweekly listen into the kitchen table talk between Kira and her friends. Kira, mom of four from Atlanta, Georgia, invites you to witness candid moments in her life, as she tries new things and goes new places, all while becoming a better person and mother and keeping her mental health in check.

In this week’s episode, Kira is joined at the table with Annette Oltmans, Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The M3ND Project. The M3ND Project seeks to educate, equip, and restore all those things impacted by Original and Double Abuse®. In this episode, Annette provides the history and mission of the organization and her history of abuse. Together they discuss stigmas of male abuse and take a deep dive into double and covert emotional abuse. Annette defines what covert emotional abuse is, how to identify behaviors associated with this type of abuse, what double abuse is, and how to stop it.

Kira and Annette also share tips to supporters of abuse victims and survivors when they are in the relationship and transitioning out of the relationship. Annette provides a high-level overview of the Healing Model of Compassion and the Accountability Model of Courage.

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