In this deeply raw and empowering episode, Brooke sits down with survivor, author, and emerging coach Christine Dillard to share the untold realities of domestic violence, coercive control, emotional abuse, and the long road back to self-trust. After surviving a 17-year abusive marriage, Christine opens up about the subtle red flags, the psychological conditioning that keeps so many women trapped, and the identity loss that happens when survival becomes your normal.
Together, Brooke and Christine explore the nervous system impact of abuse, dissociation, trauma bonding, shame, self-abandonment, and the painful yet liberating process of rebuilding yourself after leaving. Christine also shares how journaling transformed into her powerful book, The Truth She Showed Me, and how modalities like somatic healing, Reiki, trauma therapy, and self-compassion helped her reconnect to her truth, intuition, and inner safety.
This episode is a powerful reminder that emotional abuse is real, healing is possible, and the woman you were before the pain is still waiting to be reclaimed.
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