Why She Stayed

By Grace Stuart

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Episodes: 67

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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 practical conversations with guests, I am going to put the microscope back on what the abuser is doing that causes us to become so trapped in the first place, and how each survivor was eventually freed. We will discuss what abusive relationships look like, sound like, and feel like for the purpose of educating and relating to one another in a much needed way.

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Episode Date
Ep. 69: Sadistic Behaviors And The Normalization Of Boundary Pushing | Lynn Strathdee
Sep 09, 2025
Ep. 68: "The Greatest Weapon An Abuser Has Is To Make Us Not Trust Ourselves" | Monica Moore Smith
Sep 02, 2025
Ep. 67: Behind the Blame: Understanding DARVO
Aug 26, 2025
Ep. 66: You Won't Get Closure From The Same Person Who Hurt you | Laura Richards
Aug 12, 2025
Ep. 65: "The Way He Operated Was So Subtle"
Aug 05, 2025
Ep. 64: "He's Not Going to Change"- Erin's Story
Jul 29, 2025
Ep. 63: "Purposeful, Determined, & Unwavering"- Sarah's Story
Jul 22, 2025
Ep. 62: He Knew Which Lines Not To Cross
Jul 15, 2025
Ep. 61: Weaponization Of Mental Health, Triangulation, & Charisma
Jul 01, 2025
Ep. 60: How Abusers Control The Narrative | with Quinn Padilla
Jun 24, 2025
Ep. 59: Discussing the Diddy Trial- with Dr. Nadine Macaluso
Jun 17, 2025
Ep. 57 Reasons We Stay & Helping a Loved One | Bethany Comerford
May 29, 2025
Ep. 56: Love Bombing, Illusion of Stability, & Devaluation | Lindsay Abernathy
May 20, 2025
Ep. 55: Lundy Bancroft Interview | Why Does He Do That?
May 13, 2025
Ep. 54: Red Flags, Trusting Yourself, & Dating Post- Abuse | with Ashley Maland
Apr 29, 2025
Ep. 53: Weaponizing Therapy, DARVO, & Coercion
Apr 22, 2025
Ep. 52: My Story Updated- One Year of Podcasting
Apr 15, 2025
Ep. 51: Hot & Cold Behaviors and Infidelity
Apr 08, 2025
Ep. 50: A Conversation About the Family Court System | Courtney Gilmartin
Apr 01, 2025
Ep. 49: Unpacking Control, Possessiveness, & Stalking
Mar 25, 2025
Ep. 48: "He Pretended to do a Total 180" | How She Finally Broke Free
Mar 18, 2025
Ep. 47: Understanding Coercive Control and Manipulative Behaviors | Dr. Emma Katz
Mar 11, 2025
Ep. 46: Trusting Your Gut Instinct- with Laura Richards
Mar 04, 2025
Ep. 45: Emotional Abuse Can Feel like Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts - with Leah Aguirre
Feb 25, 2025
Ep. 44: "I Was An Advocate For Victims, But I Didn't Realize I Was One Too"
Feb 18, 2025
Ep. 43: Confusion Is The Hallmark Of Abuse
Feb 11, 2025
Ep. 42: "It Felt Like Whiplash"
Feb 04, 2025
Ep. 41: Coercive Control- Dr. Christine Cocchiola
Jan 28, 2025
Ep. 40: "It Felt Like My Brain Was No Longer Mine"
Jan 21, 2025
Ep. 39 Psychological Abuse, Isolation, & Leaving with a Child
Jan 14, 2025
Ep 38: Can Coercive Control be Accidental? Do I Owe Him One Last Talk?- Full Q&A
Jan 07, 2025
Ep. 37: When He's on a Pedestal & Puts You in Lose-Lose Situations
Dec 24, 2024
Ep. 36: Non-Fatal Strangulation: How it's Introduced and Escalates- Dr. Dana Anderson
Dec 17, 2024
Ep. 35: Will Trying to be Perfect Make Them Change?
Dec 10, 2024
Ep. 34: Cognitive Dissonance, Euphoric Recall, and What if He's Changing?
Dec 03, 2024
Ep. 33: DV Survivor & Mass Shooting Survivor- Elle Gargano
Nov 26, 2024
Ep. 32: Coercion, Reactive Abuse, and what if it's me "causing" this?
Nov 19, 2024
Ep. 31: Am I "Supposed" to Stay in an Abusive Situation?- Karen DeArmond Gardner
Nov 12, 2024
Ep. 30: "No one will ever believe you because you look too happy"- Savannah's Story
Nov 05, 2024
Ep. 29: How to Help Someone Who's in an Abusive Relationship by Holding Space for Them
Oct 29, 2024
How Abusers Weaponize Mental Health and Triangulation
Oct 22, 2024
How to Look Through the Lens of the Cycle of Abuse- Knowing Your Truth with Quinn Padilla
Oct 15, 2024
Psychological Abuse, Blindness, & Resilience Through Adversity- Sherrie Lynn Lilley
Oct 08, 2024
"Reactive Abuse", Abusers Who Discard, Hoover, & Breaking Free- Shannon's Story
Oct 01, 2024
Abuse, Second Guessing Yourself, Withdraw, & The Strength to Stay Gone- Claire's Story
Sep 24, 2024
The Insidious Nature of Abuse & Spiritual Abuse - with Tatenda
Sep 18, 2024
It's Not High Conflict, It's Abuse- Maureen's Story
Sep 10, 2024
Inside the Abuser's Mind- Part 2
Aug 27, 2024
Kidnapped by her Abuser: Lex's Story
Aug 20, 2024
Lauren's Story
Aug 13, 2024
How to Know if you're in an Abusive Relationship, Smear Campaigns, Coercion, and More.
Aug 06, 2024
Coercive Control and being FRAMED by the Abuser in Family Court- with Dr. Christine Cocchiola & Amy Polacko
Jul 30, 2024
Run Like Hell- with Dr. Nadine Macaluso
Jul 23, 2024
Overcoming Tragedy- with Stephanie J. Bond
Jul 16, 2024
Surviving Abuse: Red Flags, Triangulation & Escalation.
Jul 09, 2024
Why is it so hard to leave?- My Experience & Mindset Tips
Jul 02, 2024
Q&A Part 2: Your Most Asked Questions
Jun 23, 2024
Financial & Emotional Abuse: Tanna's Story
Jun 14, 2024
Jordyn's Story
Jun 07, 2024
Full Q&A Episode
Jun 02, 2024
Navigating the Court System & Post Separation Abuse: With Divorce & Custody Coach- @momswithswords
May 24, 2024
Healing from Abuse: Rumination, Dissociation, Building Self-Trust, & More
May 17, 2024
"But he never hit me"- Part 2
May 10, 2024
Inside the Abuser's Mind- with Eleni- Abuse Educator
Apr 25, 2024
A burger at Disney World- Jubilee's Story
Apr 18, 2024
"But he never hit me"- My Story
Apr 12, 2024
More Than Bruises with- Dr. Jennifer Gardella
Apr 03, 2024