Reema Zaman, our guest in this week’s episode, was in an emotionally abusive marriage. Although her husband’s abuses never left any physical mark, it took her years to repair the damage he inflicted upon her. Ms. Zaman describes some of the telltale signs of an emotionally abusive relationship and helps the Sugars answer two painful letters from women who ar ... Show More
Apr 25
Dear Sugars presents: "The Midnight Rebellion," a new adventure fiction podcast
From the WBUR Podcasts team, here's a new kind of story — one that's all about choices and consequences. The Midnight Rebellion is a pick-your-own-path podcast set 100 years in the future, where the stakes are nothing less than the planet itself. It's fiction rooted in real scien ... Show More
20m 22s
Jan 2024
TOWS Special: An Abusive Husband's Desperate Plea For Help
Original Air Date: April 19, 2006 Oprah’s guest, Louie, admits he's been abusing his wife, Shannon, for 13 years. He was convicted of domestic violence twice: once in 1999 for punching Shannon and a second time for pushing her to the ground. He says he no longer physically abuses ... Show More
41m 55s
Dec 2021
An Abusive Husband's Desperate Plea For Help
<p>From April 19, 2006: Oprah’s guest, Louie, admits he's been abusing his wife, Shannon, for 13 years. He was convicted of domestic violence twice: once in 1999 for punching Shannon and a second time for pushing her to the ground. He says he no longer physically abuses Shannon, ... Show More
41m 55s
Aug 2023
Surviving Abuse From A Cheating Narcissist Husband
Emotional abuse comes in many forms: withholding affection, withholding sex, withholding money, and the particularly torturous one – gaslighting. That’s when your partner tries to convince you that what you’re feeling, thinking and seeing, and that you know to be true, well isn’t ... Show More
33m 36s