Tuesday Truth: Is my partner abusive?

Aug 28

Fear Is a Mile Wide and an Inch Deep: How to Cross the Threshold in BPD Recovery (with Jay Skeeters)

Fear looks like an ocean. It looks like it will swallow you.Jay puts language on something a lot of people in BPD recovery already feel: the fear is a mile wide and an inch deep. From a distance it looks massive. After you take one step, you find out you can stand.In this episode ... Show More

49m 3s

Aug 13

The Things You Do to Feel Safe Are Keeping Your BPD Fear Alive

In this episode, we look at the quiet ways people with BPD try to protect themselves from abandonment, emotional overwhelm, and the fear of losing control — and how those same strategies often keep the fear locked in place.You’ll hear a clear breakdown of safety behaviors, why th ... Show More

21m 6s

Jul 31

Gaslighting + BPD: Why It Feels Like Your Reality Is Under Attack

In this episode Rose Skeeters breaks down the intersection of gaslighting and borderline personality disorder with clear definitions, research-backed explanations, and practical tools. She covers how to tell the difference between true gaslighting and BPD-related dissociation or ... Show More

30m 7s

Jun 2024

Break Down Bonus: How to identify intimate partner violence in relationships w/ Katherine Ripley, LMSW

[SCROLL FOR CW]-Saying we have a lot to unpack from S3E11 would be an understatement. Trauma therapist Katherine Ripley joins the podcast again to explain the difference between Intimate Partner Violence and Domestic Violence. She explains how to identify it and how to plain a sa ... Show More

20m 9s

May 2025

Break Down Bonus Replay: How to identify intimate partner violence w/ Katherine Ripley, LMSW

[SCROLL FOR CW]-Saying we have a lot to unpack from S3E11 would be an understatement. Trauma therapist Katherine Ripley joins the podcast again to explain the difference between Intimate Partner Violence and Domestic Violence. She explains how to identify it and how to plain a sa ... Show More

20m 9s

Jun 2023

S4: Break Down Bonus: Why is my partner trying to control me? w/ Amy Head, LCSW

You should come to the Break Up Break Down Brunch in ATL: https://forms.gle/KEWSJcxShbLzCWRk6 (sign up to be the first to get the link here)-Amy Head, LCSW joins the podcast to talk all about controlling partners in relationships. What does control abuse look like in relationship ... Show More

27m 43s

Jul 2020

How to Tell the Difference Between Abuse and Love

In this episode, Chad and Stephanie talk about how Chad’s recent diagnosis of long term, “complex PTSD” forced him to get serious about answering the question - is it abuse or love? It’s a fine line between love and abuse, and how individuals define, feel, and come to know these ... Show More

8m 53s

Mar 2024

#12 - Q&A, Avoidant Partner, Working With Insecurities?

In this episode we answer all your questions about relationships! Book free 30 minute call with us - https://calendly.com/charlieowencoaching/discovery-call This episode was a juicy one, make sure you tune in every week if you want to catch up with us & learn the tools to deepen ... Show More

40m 57s

Oct 2022

206 | Toxic Relationships, Self-Sabotage | Q&A

On this Q&A episode, I answer: How do you subtract toxic relationships from your life? How do you say no and be more assertive? How do you stick to the recovery path? Why do you take cold showers? Listen to find out! —The Anxiety Recovery Program— <a hr ... Show More

27 m

Apr 2020

#1: Signs You’re in a Toxic Relationship (Red Flags You Shouldn’t Ignore)

In this episode to kick off the show, I take you through a topic near and dear to my heart because it's something I suffered from earlier in life. We walk through the signs that you might be in a toxic relationship, I tell you my story with my abusive relationship and discuss the ... Show More

19m 11s

Jul 2023

Am I Being Gaslit?

In this Esther Calling, Esther talks to a woman looking for clarity on whether she's being overly sensitive to her partner's critiques or if he is, in fact, gaslighting her. She has struggled with boundary setting before and she wonders if she is repeating the pattern here. Learn ... Show More

36m 31s

Jun 2023

How to Respond to Abuse of Power: Practical Advice for Survivors Pt. 2 with Ginny Gay & Brandi Lust

If you have ever been in a situation where another was willing to harm you for their own benefit, then abuse has happened and that person has become an abuser. In this episode, we talk about the process leading up to this abuse, helping listeners to identify warning signs. We als ... Show More

57m 52s

Feb 2023

S3: Break Down Bonus: How do I leave a manipulative relationship? w/ Vernique Esther, LMSW

[SCROLL FOR CW] -Have you ever felt manipulated by your partner? Did you try to break up with them, but they kept luring you back in? Abby brings on LMSW Vernique Esther to talk about how to recognize manipulation, set boundaries, and leave if necessary. -Check out Vernique Esthe ... Show More

26m 23s