In episode seven I talk with Lisa AKA my mom. Starting at a very early age, Lisa watched an emotionally abusive relationship from the outside. She saw her dad emotionally abuse her mom and brother. Which put her in constant protecting mode and made it Lisa against her father for most of her childhood. Fast forward to Lisa in her 30's and she finds herself in an emotionally abusive relationship, finally understand what she watched her mom and brother go through.

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In this episode I talk with Em about her relationship with Jason. Em was introduced to her emotional abuser through her Rabbi! He was charming and loving to the outside world, but thats not the side that Em saw. She experienced a lot of intense emotional abuse that ended up causing her PTSD and panic attacks. Listen to her talk about her journey through discovering the abuse and navigating her life after the abuse.

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In episode five, I talk with Michael about his experience with emotional abuse. It can be hard for a man to admit to himself and others that they were abused.  Michael talks about why its hard for him to discuss with others what he went through and how he's grown from his experience.

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In episode four I sit down with Becky as she talks about why she stayed in her abusive relationship. Becky opens up about getting out of the relationship and beginning to understand what consent really looks like. 

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In this episode, I sit down with Andie. We talk about how her main form of emotional abuse was isolation. Andie's abuse was very subtle and it took her a while to identify that what she was experiencing was emotional abuse. We also dive into the relationship of her parents and how that affected how she chose her romantic partners as she got older. 

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Episode two is here!!!! This episode I sit down with talented writer and hottie with pink hair, Josie. The two of us discuss the difference between a healthy relationship and an emotionally abusive one. Josie opens up about her experience in an emotionally abusive relationship and how the abuse affected her after the relationship was over.

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This is the first episode of Kissed with Abuse, where I define emotional abuse and what it means to me. My first guest, Sammi, opens up about her emotional abusive relationship with Brad, how she felt during and after the relationship, and how she over came the abuse. Don't worry, we make some jokes too.

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