If you’ve been quietly wrestling with whether what you’re experiencing is okay, healthy, or sustainable — especially when it feels hard to name — you’re not alone.

In this episode, I share 3 Lifelines you can start using today to help you find grounding when everything feels confusing or overwhelming.

• Acknowledge

• Invite

• Refuse

This is a gentle, faith-centered conversation if you feel unseen, unheard, or unsure how to name what you’re living through.

You do not have to walk this alone. 🤍

☕️ New episodes drop on Wednesdays.

✨ Follow the podcast so you never miss a moment of truth, courage, or clarity.

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📓 Free Companion Journal (Episode 1)

If something stirred in you today, you don’t have to hold it alone.

This journal gives you a private place to process at your own pace.

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00:00 Introduction

00:14 Meet Valerie

00:37 The A.I.R.™ Lifelines

03:07 Acknowledge

04:11 Invite

05:00 Refuse

09:05 Strength & Support

09:44 A Prayer for Guidance

11:56 Gentle Next Steps

12:39 You Are Not Alone

🤍 Listen page: https://validatedpodcast.com/listen

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📓 Companion Journals: https://validatedpodcast.com/validated-vault

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I’m not a licensed therapist, medical professional, or attorney. The stories, insights, and reflections I share through the Validated podcast, website, and downloadable resources are based on my personal experiences, perspectives, and opinions. Identifying details have been changed or omitted to protect privacy.

This content is offered for support and education, not accusation, and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace professional care. No therapeutic relationship is implied or created by your use of this content.

If you’re in crisis or need personalized help, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional and/or seek wise counsel within your faith community. You are worthy of such support.

Validated is a faith-rooted podcast for women navigating covert forms of emotional, psychological, spiritual, or financial abuse—especially when the relationship looks “perfect” from the outside.

New episodes drop Wednesdays. Follow so you never miss one. 🤍

I'm Valerie—a voice advocate who chose a different future after years of eroded self-trust, fragmented reality, and invisible emotional and psychological harm.

In this trailer, I share why this show exists and how it supports you with:

• Clarity for your mind
• Courage for your next brave step
• Language for your story

Expect practical tools, gentle guidance, and hope you can feel.

You are not alone. You are seen here. 🤍

🤍 Listen page: https://validatedpodcast.com/listen

📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ownvoiceheal?sub_confirmation=1

🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/validated-own-voice-heal/id1850964341

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MPNnTAWX2VsoMR9Lek2r2?si=2ed341ee4c0f4306

🔗 RSS: https://feeds.captivate.fm/validated-own-voice-heal/

00:00 Facing the Hard Questions

00:31 Meet Valerie: Your Voice Advocate

00:50 Understanding Covert Abuse

01:25 Reclaiming Your Voice and Healing

01:45 Join the Validated Community

02:01 Your Next Brave Step

Intro/Outro music: “Lofi Background Music-337568” by [Artist] — licensed via Pixabay.

Licensed under the Pixabay Content License (free for commercial use; no attribution required). Content ID registered; used with license.

Just a reminder:

I’m not a licensed therapist, medical professional, or attorney. The stories, insights, and reflections I share through the Validated podcast, website, and downloadable resources are based on my personal experiences, perspectives, and opinions. Identifying details have been changed or omitted to protect privacy.

This content is offered for support and education, not accusation, and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace professional care. No therapeutic relationship is implied or created by your use of this content.

If you’re in crisis or need personalized help, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional or seek wise counsel within your faith community. You are worthy of such support.