The Abuse of Amouranth

TRIGGER WARNING: this episode has footage of extreme verbal abuse. Dr Kirk reacts to a video that Amouranth posted depicting her allegedly abusive husband.

00:00 Introduction to Amouranth
00:32 Conceptualizing
09:12 Distorting reality, escalation, & melting down
16:19 Gaslighting, abuse, & regression
27:45 Exerting power & control
33:40 Abusers in relationships
50:57 Taking back power & further abuse
1:01:47 Abusive relationships in therapy
1:06:28 Update on Amouranth

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