Emotional Abuse Is Real

By Sarene Leeds, Emotional and Narcissistic Abuse Survivor

Professional writer and storyteller Sarene Leeds welcomes survivors and clinical experts to share their stories and insights on emotional abuse and narcissistic abuse. By sharing their experiences,

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The podcast currently has 81 episodes available.

Emotional Abuse Is Real episodes:

February 21, 2024 Moving From Darkness Into Light With Breakup and Relationship Coach Angelika Koch
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On today's episode, Sarene chats with Angelika Koch, a certified life and relationship coach who also serves as the breakup and relationship expert for the Taimi app, an inclusive dating app dedicated to the LGBTQIA+ community. Angelika is also an abuse survivor and the author of The Asshole Pandemic: A Field Guide To ID'ing, Deleting, and Healing From Toxic Relationships.

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February 14, 2024 What's the Connection Between Emotional Abuse and the Brain? With Dr. Hayley Nelson
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On today's episode, Sarene chats with Dr. Hayley Nelson, a neuroscientist, tenured psychology professor, international speaker and founder of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, where she is passionate about making neuroscience approachable and accessible.

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37min
February 07, 2024 Understanding Coercive Control and Pathological Love With Nina Batista, LCSW
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On today’s episode, Sarene chats with emotional abuse survivor and licensed clinical social worker Nina Batista. Nina and I discuss the unfortunate truth about mental health professionals, which is that not every therapist is trained in emotional and narcissistic abuse treatment. Nina, however, has undergone several trainings in these areas, and shares new developments and insights in the understanding of narcissistic abuse.

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58min
January 31, 2024 Interview with Theresa James, LCSW, Survivor and Trauma Therapist
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On today's episode, Sarene chats with Theresa James, LCSW. Theresa is an emotional abuse survivor who has channeled her experiences into a fruitful career as a trauma therapist. As a teenager, Theresa was groomed by an older man who would eventually become her husband. After 12 years of abuse, she finally divorced him and began her life anew as a single mother. Theresa shares her story, discusses the important work she does as a licensed clinical social worker, and talks about the power of meditation as a solid first step toward healing.

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55min
January 24, 2024 Emily's Story*
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On today's episode, Sarene chats with a young woman named Emily*. Emily is an emotional abuse survivor who spent several years in a secretive, toxic relationship with a controlling, manipulative guy, and is only now starting to process what she experienced.

This is the first time Emily is speaking publicly about her abuse.

*Name changed to protect the survivor's privacy.

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1h 9min
January 17, 2024 Interview with V.L. Brunskill, Survivor and Author of "The Killing Closet"
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On today’s episode Sarene chats with V.L. Brunskill. Brunskill is an emotional and narcissistic abuse survivor, and the author of The Killing Closet, a memoir released in late 2023. The Killing Closet is a harrowing story of the abuse Brunskill – as well as her adoptive mother and brother – suffered at the hands of her adoptive father back in the 1960s and 1970s. Brunskill’s father would eventually come out as transgender later in life.

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Fit, Healthy & Happy Podcast
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40min
January 10, 2024 Interview with Dr. Erika Bach, Clinical Psychologist and Trauma Expert
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On today’s episode, Sarene chats with Dr. Erika Bach. Dr. Bach is a licensed clinical psychologist based in New York, specializing in trauma, relationships, anxiety and depression. More and more, she finds herself working with emotionally abused clients, which enabled her to provide invaluable insights about emotional-abuse-adjacent topics like generational trauma throughout our conversation.

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Fit, Healthy & Happy Podcast
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38min
January 03, 2024 Interview with Julie Keating, Survivor and Author
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On today’s episode, Sarene chats with Julie Keating. Julie is a mom of six, a writer and marketing professional, and an emotional abuse survivor. After losing her first husband to cancer, Julie married a man who turned out to be her worst nightmare. In our conversation, we talk about how she had to give up almost everything just to be free of her emotionally abusive husband, but, as she’ll tell you, it was absolutely worth the sacrifice.

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1h 3min
December 05, 2023 Happy Holidays and See You in 2024!
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For a number of reasons, I’ve decided to put “Emotional Abuse Is Real” on hiatus starting today – but I promise we will be back in early 2024.
In the meantime, please listen to this brief update for ways to stay up-to-date and engaged with me, my work, and this podcast, until January.

No matter what you celebrate, I hope you all have a lovely holiday season!

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6min
November 29, 2023 Interview with Sarah Jacobs, Esq. and Jamie Berger, Esq. of Jacobs Berger, LLC
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On today’s episode, Sarene chats with Sarah Jacobs, Esq. and Jamie Berger, Esq. of Jacobs Berger, LLC. As family law attorneys who specialize in divorces involving narcissistic abusers, Sarah and Jamie provide not only fascinating insights into the process of divorcing a narcissistic partner, but they also offer expert tips for victims contemplating separation.

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45min

FAQs about Emotional Abuse Is Real:

How many episodes does Emotional Abuse Is Real have?

The podcast currently has 81 episodes available.

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