Overcoming toxic relationships and domestic violence. Stephanie McPhail shares personal experience with domestic violence with special guest Shelly Edwards Jorgensen. 

• Domestic violence and its impact on a person's life. 1:34
  • Shelly shares her personal story of growing up with domestic violence, including her father's alcoholism and eventual murder of her mother.
  • Shelly describes how things got worse for her after her mother's death, including her own experiences with violence and abuse.
• Domestic violence and its impact on children. 10:55
  • Stephanie McPhail shares her experience of being choked by her partner, highlighting the denial and minimization of the severity of the situation.
  • Shelly discusses their childhood experience of witnessing their father strangling their mother, with no visible marks but a life-threatening situation.
• Domestic violence and court testimony. 15:20
  • Shelly: Police questioned me after a house fire, despite knowing it was arson, and my dad had a criminal defense attorney present during the interview.
  • Shelly recounts childhood abuse and neglect at the hands of their father, including physical and emotional abuse, and how their father's guilt was revealed through various means.
• Overcoming trauma and abuse. 22:48
  • Stephanie McPhail shares her story of trauma and healing, revealing the long journey of dealing with childhood abuse and neglect.
  • Shelly shares her story of overcoming trauma and toxic relationships, emphasizing the importance of holistic healing techniques such as bodywork and coaching.
  • Stephanie McPhail agrees and adds that there's a time and place for talk therapy, but also for coaching and other techniques in healing from toxic relationships.

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