The Day I Left
In Episode 90 of After the Quiet, I share the day I finally left my marriage after years of coercive control, emotional abuse, and psychological manipulation. Following another sleepless night of inte...
17 Jul 9min
The Moment I Realized I Wasn’t Safe
In Episode 89 of After the Quiet, I share the moment that changed everything. While I often say a Dr. Phil episode helped me recognize the signs of coercive control, it was a heartbreaking Ontario new...
15 Jul 6min
He Stole My Evidence
In Episode 88 of After the Quiet, I share the moment I realized that nowhere felt safe anymore. After secretly documenting months of coercive control, gaslighting, and emotional abuse in a notebook hi...
13 Jul 9min
Marital Rape, Coercive Control & Losing Myself
In Episode 87 of After the Quiet, I share one of the most difficult chapters of my story. As the coercive control in my marriage intensified, I began keeping a notebook to document the accusations, la...
10 Jul 9min
Dividing My Life
What happens when someone repeatedly forces you to imagine losing everything you love—only to pretend the conversation never happened the next day?In Episode 86 of After the Quiet, I share one of the ...
8 Jul 8min
Tracking, Paranoia, Constant Accusations
In Episode 85 of After the Quiet, I share how my husband's paranoia and need for control escalated into relentless surveillance. The constant text messages never stopped. My phone was regularly search...
6 Jul 6min
He Tried To Take My Career
Can emotional abuse follow you into the workplace? In Episode 84 of After the Quiet, I share how my husband threatened to contact my employer unless I took a leave of absence from teaching. What appea...
3 Jul 12min
“If you leave, I’ll destroy you.”
Can your partner control you through money? In Episode 83 of After the Quiet, I discuss discovering thousands of dollars missing from my bank account, the financial abuse that followed, and the terrif...
1 Jul 12min
