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Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Abuse in a Christian Home - Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 8

Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Abuse in a Christian Home – Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 8 [Episode 363]

January 20, 2026

How do you actually break free from emotional and spiritual abuse in your Christian home?

Most Christian women stay stuck because nobody tells them the truth: breaking free requires three specific stages.

In this episode, you’ll find out why you keep falling for the “honeymoon phase” trap, what you need to do first before anything else, and why writing everything down literally saves your sanity. This isn’t feel-good advice. This is the actual path thousands of women have walked to get out and stay out.

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How Children are Impacted by Emotional Abuse - Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 7

How Children are Impacted by Emotional Abuse – Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 7 [Episode 362]

January 13, 2026

If you’ve been told that staying married “for the kids” is the most loving choice you can make, this episode will challenge everything you thought you knew about protecting your children.

The truth is, emotional and spiritual abuse doesn’t just harm you, it rewires your children’s brains, damages their attachment systems, and poisons their relationship with God. Research shows that staying in a high-conflict, abusive marriage can be up to 10 times more damaging to children than divorce. And when abuse is wrapped in religious language, the harm multiplies. Your kids aren’t just losing safety, they’re losing their ability to experience God as loving and trustworthy.

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The Christian Abuser's Favorite Emotional Abuse Weapon (And How to Neutralize It!) - Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 6

The Christian Abuser’s Favorite Emotional Abuse Weapon (And How to Neutralize It!) – Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 6 [Episode 361]

January 6, 2026

What is the weapon Christian abusers most commonly use?

In this sixth installment of the Emotional Abuse 101 series, Natalie Hoffman talks about a subtle weapon many Christian men wield in emotionally abusive relationships: criticism. But not the obvious, name-calling type. This is the more insidious, underhanded kind that’s drenched in misogyny and spiritual distortion.

If you’ve ever wondered why your husband criticizes you, even while appearing like a “good Christian man,” this episode will show you the truth behind the curtain. And it will help you take your power back.

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Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself in Your Christian Marriage (And How to Stop) Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 4

Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself in Your Christian Marriage (And How to Stop) Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 4 [Episode 359]

December 23, 2025

What happens when you’re the only one trying in your marriage? When your partner seems indifferent, and you’re the one praying, planning, reading, learning, bending, sacrificing only to be met with silence or worse, resistance?

In this episode, Natalie peels back the layers of emotional and spiritual exhaustion that come from being the only emotionally invested person in a relationship.

Let’s answer a powerful listener question: “If I’m the only one caring, what’s the point of staying?”

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