In Episode 13 of After the Quiet, I share what it was really like living through home renovations as a newly married woman—where the stress wasn’t just the dust and chaos, but the growing emotional control behind closed doors. From spending Friday nights alone while he went out, to being mocked for not knowing how to cook, to feeling pressure to become a “proper wife,” this episode explores how coercive control can hide inside everyday expectations. I also open up about how my career as a teacher became a source of resentment, and how I was accused of caring more about my students than my husband. This is a story about isolation, humiliation, and slowly losing yourself while trying to keep the peace.