Category: Abuse Recovery
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Trusting your Gut after Abusive Relationships
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ucd32k/learn_to_trust_your_gut_podcast_DONE6x214.mp3 One of the most important things that we need to do as moms is learn how to listen to our gut. And this is one of the most difficult things to do in general, but especially after going through an abusive relationship. Because at this point, you don’t even know what reality is let […]
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Are you Gaslighting your Kids?
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rg2bnz/gaslighting_your_kids_DONE8ufy9.mp3 Are you gaslighting your kids? Chances are… you are. Not because you’re a bad mom and not because you don’t care about your kids. It’s because that’s how you were treated. It’s how we were taught. But today we’re going to talk about why it’s not helpful, how it’s actually harmful, and how to […]
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119: It’s Time to Forgive Yourself
It’s time to forgive yourself. You may not even realize it but you’ve been holding onto a lot of guilt from the abuse and trauma that you’ve gone through. You feel like you should’ve left sooner, that if it was that bad you would’ve dumped him instead of the other way around. Then there’s the […]
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107: How to Support Someone in Abuse Recovery
Your friend calls you at one in the morning and she’s in tears. “I did it – I finally left, but I’m so scared. I don’t know what to do.” This call can be one of the most exhilarating because you’re proud of her for getting out. But it’s also nerve wracking because you don’t […]
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105: What the Heck is Projection
Have you ever been accused of something, completely out of the blue, with no evidence that it actually happened? And even when you address this they continue pushing anyway? Chances are you were the victim of projection. This word is used a lot within the personal development circle, but isn’t talked about enough when it […]
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99: Triggered – Dating while in Abuse Recovery
This episode is going to be a bit different than ones I’ve done in the past. I recently went out on a date and it definitely didn’t go as well as I had thought it would. I’m going to be getting very real and raw and definitely want to give you a trigger warning. Nothing […]
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97: Two Keys to Solid Boundaries
How do I set solid boundaries? This question comes up everywhere, be it on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube. I’m noticing that the issue of boundaries is becoming more and more prevalent. So what I’m going to be sharing today is a clip from a masterclass that I created a while ago called Build your Boundaries. The […]
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95: Dating After Abuse 101
I got a question the other day asking about dating while in abuse recovery. Is it possible to have a healthy relationship while in recovery. When I reached out and asked what people thought, the answer was 50/50 as far as yes or no. I did an IG live on it but I realized how […]
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93: Where do I start?
A question I get all the time is “Ok Karleigh, I’m in. I’m ready. I want to heal and I’m ready to move forward. But… what’s the first step?” So what are the first steps? There are so many books, podcasts, journals, blog posts. There’s so much information it causes analysis paralysis. When you know […]
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91: Don’t Rely on Labels
I was having a conversation with my friend the other day about what narcissism is and breaking it down. She then started listing people and trying to figure out if they were a narcissist or not. This put me on alert because it was almost as if she was deciding if they were toxic, if […]