Ava Grey breaks down the four-phase abuse cycle and its parallels to cult recruitment. Using neuroscience and attachment theory, she explains why leaving toxic relationships is neurologically difficult. This episode explores love bombing, hypervigilance, and trauma bonding as psychological entrapment mechanisms.

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