22. Why Is Knowing My Dad Something I Have To Hide?
What if loving one parent meant betraying the other?In this powerful conversation, Helen speaks with Sabrina, who was abducted by her mother as a child and raised far from her biological father. Now, ...
3 Sep 20251h 43min
21. Was My Mother Good or Bad?
What if the parent you trusted to protect you was really protecting themselves?In this episode, Helen speaks with Elizabeth, who has gone no contact with her father and is now questioning the role her...
27 Aug 20251h 32min
20. Should I Tell My Children About Their Abusive Grandparents?
What if the same person could be remembered in completely different ways?In this episode, Helen is joined by Jada, who opens up about the death of her abusive mother and the painful legacy it has left...
20 Aug 20251h 33min
19. How Does Guilt Protect Me? Part 2 of 2
What if shame has been speaking louder than your voice?In this follow up to last week’s conversation, Sinead returns to talk with Helen about the deeper roots of her anxiety, guilt, and fear of speaki...
13 Aug 20251h 27min
18. Why Does Silence Hurt More? Part 1 of 2
What if the silence after going no contact was louder than any fight you imagined?In this first part of a two-part episode episode, Sinead joins Helen to share the emotional aftermath of going no cont...
6 Aug 20251h 26min
17. Why Were They Willing to Sacrifice Me?
What if the moment you chose yourself was the moment they turned against you?In this episode, Lola joins Helen to share her story of surviving an emotionally abusive marriage and the painful fallout t...
30 Juli 20251h 36min
16. Does My Trauma Make Me A Bad Parent?
What if feeling your emotions meant risking everything that keeps you safe?In this episode, Stephen joins Helen to explore the collapse of his coping systems after becoming a father. As a neurodiverge...
23 Juli 20251h 34min
15. Was I Too Sensitive?
What if the hardest part wasn’t what happened, but what it meant about who you were?In this episode of The Liberation Effect, Louise speaks with Helen about the long-term impact of childhood emotional...
16 Juli 20251h 14min
