Episodes
Oct. 23, 2025
Why Survivors of Homicide Need Their Own Support System
When Terry Garza was just 20 years old, her world was shattered. The father of her daughter went on a violent rampage, killing his mother, nearly killing his brother, and stealing a police car to flee. In the chaos that follo...
Oct. 16, 2025
The Silent Trap That Keeps Victims Stuck
Financial abuse is one of the most common — and least talked about — forms of control. It keeps victims trapped, isolated, and questioning their worth. This week, Amanda Scott joins me to pull back the curtain on 17 years of ...
Oct. 9, 2025
When Words Become Medicine
What if writing could help you heal what you don’t have words for? Nadine Ellis is an autistic poet, late-diagnosed and long-dismissed. She’s a survivor of childhood trauma, emotional abuse, and being told she'd “never amount to anything.” But instead of staying silent, she picked up a pen—and neve…
Oct. 2, 2025
When Abusers Seek Help
What if the abuse you went through… started generations before you? And what if no one ever showed you a healthy version of love? In this episode, therapist and survivor Sophora Acheson shares her raw, personal story—from bei...
Sept. 25, 2025
Finding Strength in Your Scars
At just three years old, Avonley Lightstone tried to save her mother from a house fire — but lost her. Shortly after, her father gave her up for adoption, and she endured years of emotional and physical abuse in a home where ...
Sept. 18, 2025
The Family Court System Is Failing Our Kids
Rosario Chico is a DHS insider, whistleblower, and mother—now facing criminal charges for trying to protect her kids. After reporting abuse, getting a protective order, and being told by DHS to seek emergency custody, Rosario...
Sept. 16, 2025
Florida’s Forgotten Madman
In 1949, Norman and Anne Browne were enjoying retirement in the peaceful beach town of Crystal Beach, Florida. Until one morning, a stranger returned to their home with a shotgun in his hand and secrets nobody saw coming. In ...
Sept. 11, 2025
My Escape from Mother God
What if the person you trusted as a spiritual guide turned out to be the reason you lost yourself? In this gripping episode, Andrew-Ryan Profaci shares his harrowing experience inside the 'Love Has Won' cult, where he lived a...
Sept. 4, 2025
The Flaws in the Justice System
At just 14, Morgan Scafe was caught in a web of betrayal, abuse, and silence, handpicked by her best friend's family to endure unthinkable trauma. With nowhere to turn, she wrote an anonymous note that sparked a seven-year ba...
Aug. 28, 2025
I Found Out the Truth About My Dad's Murder!
When Lt. JG Burr Johnson III was murdered aboard a U.S. Navy ship in Pearl Harbor, his daughter was just two years old. The government went silent. The killer disappeared. And for over 30 years, no answers came. In this power...
Aug. 21, 2025
Own Your Sh!t
Alan Katz carried a devastating secret for 45 years — even from himself. At 14, he was sexually abused twice by the religious director of his synagogue. The trauma buried itself deep, quietly poisoning his confidence, self-wo...
Aug. 14, 2025
When the Government Shields the Abuser
When Kristen Louise Duncombe was just 10 years old, her life changed forever. The man who abused her wasn’t hiding in the shadows — William Francis Mulcahy, a senior U.S. diplomat with diplomatic immunity, protected by the ve...
Aug. 7, 2025
Breaking Generational Patterns: The Science Behind Bad Relationships
What if the people and situations you're drawn to aren't choices at all, but your brain chemistry controlling your behavior? In this eye-opening conversation, trauma survivor Jasmina Sabi reveals how our brains become addicted to their own chemicals, creating unconscious patterns that dictate our r…
July 31, 2025
Protecting Our Kids from Predators: | Paul Hutchinson
Paul Hutchinson’s story is the one that inspired the movie Sound of Freedom, but the truth is much deeper—and the fight is far from over. In this gripping episode, Paul takes us through over 70 life-risking undercover mission...
July 29, 2025
The Deadly Mistake Every Parent Thinks They’ll Never Make | Michael Israel
Did you know your brain can only hold 7–8 things at once? That’s why even the most loving parent can make one fatal mistake—and forget their child in the car. In this powerful and emotional episode, Tiffanie speaks with Micha...
June 12, 2025
The Effects of Untreated Mental Illness on a Family | Adriene Caldwell
What happens when the people meant to protect you become the source of your pain, and the system designed to save you only adds more trauma? Adriene Caldwell shares her powerful story of growing up in foster care, surviving e...
June 5, 2025
When Family Becomes the Villain | Donna Hall
What if your own mother tried to frame your brother for murder? In this jaw-dropping episode, host Tiffanie sits down with Donna Hall from The Hall Closet podcast. Donna shares how she discovered her family's terrifying conne...
May 29, 2025
The Night a Soldier Became the Enemy | Bart Womack, CSM
On March 22, 2003, while stationed in Kuwait during the Iraq War, Command Sergeant Major Bart Womack experienced a terrifying betrayal—one of his own soldiers launched a deadly attack on their unit. In this powerful episode, ...
May 22, 2025
90% of Life is How You React | Sky Bellarmine
Sky Bellarmine should not be alive. After escaping a narcissistic marriage and surviving a wrong-way crash that nearly ended her life, Sky refused to be a victim. In this powerful episode, she shares how she overcame 12 surge...
May 15, 2025
Betrayed by Blood: The Dark Side of Guardianship | Jonathan Farley
Jonathan Farley reveals a devastating story of betrayal, legal loopholes, and elder abuse. When Jonathan’s brother allegedly stole from their mother, Ena Farley, and later had her kidnapped under the guise of guardianship—wit...
May 7, 2025
The Family Secret That Waited 50 Years to Surface | Peter J. Boni
What would you do if, at 50 years old, you found out your dad wasn’t really your dad? Peter J. Boni shares how a family secret shattered his world. Growing up with a father battling depression and facing trauma from his service in Vietnam, Peter thought he had survived the hardest parts of his life…
May 1, 2025
Outsmarting Legal Abuse in Family Court | Lisa Johnson
Are you stuck in a messy, never-ending court battle with a toxic ex? You’re not alone. Lisa Johnson, a high-conflict divorce strategist who spent nearly 10 years trapped in the legal system fighting for her freedom. Lisa shar...
April 24, 2025
The Custody Blueprint: Protecting Parents Against Abuse | Reneé Rodriguez
In this powerful episode, host Tiffanie sits down with Reneé Rodriguez, founder of Best Foot Forward, to talk about the heartbreaking reality of custody battles with narcissistic co-parents. Reneé reveals how the legal system...
April 17, 2025
What If 'Normal' Was Never Safe? | Lisa Gerardy
What does “normal” really mean when your childhood was anything but? In this emotional and eye-opening episode, Tiffanie sits down with Lisa Gerardy, author of Chasing Normal: Finding Love After Surviving Physical and Emotion...