Emotional Abuse Is Real

Nov 19 2024 77 ep. 38 mins 5
Emotional Abuse Is Real Podcast artwork

Professional writer and storyteller Sarene Leeds welcomes survivors and clinical experts to share their stories and insights on emotional abuse and narcissistic abuse. By sharing their experiences, these guests can offer hope and support to others healing from their own trauma and invisible scars. 

  Health & Fitness  Society & Culture
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Healing From Narcissistic Abuse With Catherine Castillo

Nov 19 2024 50 mins  
Send us a textOn today’s episode, I welcome narcissistic abuse survivor Catherine Castillo. A global citizen with a passion for life, Catherine recently ended a year-and-a-half-long abusive relationship. Although Catherine has lived in Sweden for four years, we recorded our interview while she was back in the U.S., focusing on her healing journey. Despite being out of her toxic r

Escaping an Emotionally Abusive Mother, With Lara K.

Nov 12 2024 35 mins  
Send us a textOn today’s episode, I welcome a 26-year-old emotional abuse survivor named Lara. Originally from Germany, Lara was raised in an ethnic Turkish household under an abusive mother. Due to the rules of her culture, Lara was forbidden to move out of her family’s home until she got married. But once she turned 18, Lara realized she was in an untenable situation. With ze

Emotional Abuse in the LGBTQ+ Community With Jennifer MD Cox

Nov 05 2024 56 mins  
Send us a textOn today’s episode, I welcome Jennifer MD Cox. Jennifer is a fiction writer, a licensed mental health counselor, a parent, a spouse, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community who identifies as pansexual. Jennifer and I covered a lot of topics throughout our conversation, but in particular, we focused on an emotionally abusive relationship she endured while a college stud

[BONUS] Work-Life Balance: "Secret Mom Hacks" Crossover

Oct 29 2024 25 mins  
Send us a textInstead of my usual “Emotional Abuse Is Real” content this week, I have another special bonus episode for your listening pleasure today. I’m thrilled to present my fourth and final appearance on Krista Dykes’ “Secret Mom Hacks” podcast, where I discuss work-life balance and the importance, nay, the necessity, at least in my case, of working from home. As a

Breaking Emotionally Abusive Parenting Cycles With Valerie Probstfeld, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

Oct 22 2024 51 mins  
Send us a textOn today’s episode, I welcome Valerie Probstfeld. Valerie is a nurse practitioner, writer, podcaster, as well as the creator and host of the To Mom Is to Love platform. To quote Valerie, the To Mom Is to Love community embraces imperfection, and promotes love as a verb. My conversation with Valerie touches upon several important topics, including her own childhood e

[BONUS] Self-Care for Moms & Postpartum Doula Research: "Secret Mom Hacks" Crossover

Oct 15 2024 39 mins  
Send us a textInstead of my usual “Emotional Abuse Is Real” content this week, I have another special bonus episode for your listening pleasure. I’m back as a guest on Krista Dykes’ “Secret Mom Hacks” podcast, and this time we are talking about one of my favorite topics: Self-care for moms (a quick note on that: You do NOT have to be a mom to indulge in any of the self-

Josephine's* Story, Part 4: Co-Parenting With an Emotionally Abusive Ex

Oct 08 2024 32 mins  
Send us a textOn today’s episode, we conclude my conversation with emotional and narcissistic abuse survivor Josephine*. A reminder that if you haven’t listened to Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3 yet, now is a good time to go catch up.In Part 4 of my conversation with Josephine, we wrap up her story by discussing her acrimonious divorce from her first husband, and how she eventually

Josephine's* Story, Part 3: The Emotionally Abusive Marriage

Oct 01 2024 42 mins  
Send us a textOn today’s episode, we’re continuing my conversation with emotional and narcissistic abuse survivor Josephine*. If you haven’t listened to the first two parts of our conversation yet, now is a good time to hit pause and catch up on Part 1 and Part 2.In Part 3 of my discussion with Josephine, she opens up about her relationship with a man who ultimately raped her

Josephine's* Story, Part 2: Emotional Abuse + Unplanned Pregnancies

Sep 24 2024 37 mins  
Send us a textOn today’s episode, we’re continuing my conversation with emotional and narcissistic abuse survivor Josephine*. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 of our conversation yet, now is a good time to go listen to last week’s episode. For Part 2 of my discussion with Josephine, we delve further into her relationship with the controlling partner she introduced in Part

Josephine's* Story, Part 1: Emotional Abuse Begins at Home

Sep 17 2024 37 mins  
Send us a textToday’s episode kicks off a four-part series featuring an emotional and narcissistic abuse survivor named Josephine* In Part 1, Josephine and I discuss her childhood experiences with emotional abuse. This, regrettably, led to a pattern of unhealthy relationships. As a young adult, Josephine began dating a controlling partner, and she soon found herself facing an unp