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Feb 2024
57m 27s

When The One You Trust Is A Monster

Sven Erlandson
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In this emotional counseling episode, Yvette thinks she is coming on the show to discuss her abusive relationship with a man who is now in jail. But Sven understands her pain is rooted in sexual abuse at age 5 at the hands of her father. Are abusive relationships inevitable because of what she was taught as a child? Sven encourages Yvette to confront her 5- ... Show More
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