Why She Stayed
Grace Stuart
A podcast where we dive deep into what really goes on inside of domestic violence relationships that makes it so hard to simply "just leave". Through stories of survivors, and prac...
Episode list
5
January 7, 2025
1 hr 8 min
Ep 38: Can Coercive Control be Accidental? Do I Owe Him One Last Talk?- Full Q&A
During this episode, I will be answering your most commonly asked questions about abuse and healing. We discuss questions such as:Can abuse be unintentional? Do I owe my abuser one...
moreDecember 24, 2024
1 hr 2 min
Ep. 37: When He's on a Pedestal & Puts You in Lose-Lose Situations
On this episode, Megan shares her abuse story of how isolation & accusations were slowly introduced, how abusers will put you in lose-lose situations, how it feels like we always n...
moreDecember 17, 2024
1 hr 9 min
Ep. 36: Non-Fatal Strangulation: How it's Introduced and Escalates- Dr. Dana Anderson
On this episode I am joined by forensic psychologist Dr. Dana Anderson where we discuss the dangers of non-fatal strangulation, what it is, what "counts", why it matters, and answe...
moreDecember 10, 2024
1 hr 12 min
Ep. 35: Will Trying to be Perfect Make Them Change?
On this episode I am joined by my guest Amanda where we discuss topics of emotional abuse, coercive control, sexual coercion and more. We also discuss how abusers use things like w...
moreDecember 3, 2024
1 hr 15 min
Ep. 34: Cognitive Dissonance, Euphoric Recall, and What if He's Changing?
On today's episode, Cindy and I discuss the progression of abuse in her past relationship/ marriage and how strong cognitive dissonance can be when you are dealing with "two versio...
moreNovember 26, 2024
1 hr 8 min
Ep. 33: DV Survivor & Mass Shooting Survivor- Elle Gargano
On this episode, I am joined by Elle Gargano speaking about enduring a 9 year abusive relationship and all of the aspects that kept her feeling stuck including surviving a mass sho...
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