Women Who Roar

Today, I’m joined by Mary Margaret Overby —a writer, speaker, mini blogger, and content creator passionate about helping women thrive in singleness and relationships. In this episode, we dive into one of the biggest secrets to healthy relationships: staying true to yourself. Together, we explore: ✅ How to date and be single with purpose ✅ The difference between connection vs. compatibility ✅ Co...

TW: Domestic Abuse, Substance Abuse, Suicidal Ideation, Death. Today, I'm talking to a Aaliyah Gann- a mother, digital creator & domestic abuse survivor. She shares her bone chilling story as well as her unique perspective on healing from toxic relationships- the necessity of forgiveness. Some topics we cover you won't want to miss include: How her toxic relationship was a repeating pattern of...

TW: Near Death, Suicide, & other traumatic experiences, Today, I am talking to the "Trauma Mamma"- Lisa Larson, LMFT. Lisa explains why trauma isn't what you think it is, how your body is storing it to keep you stuck, & signs you might have trauma in your nervous system you don't even know about! We also discuss how brainspotting & EMDR therapies can help & tackle relationship topi...

In this episode, I’m joined by somatic sex & relationships coach and host of Her Sacred Sexuality Podcast, Bethany Phillips. We discuss hidden barriers that keep women from having fulfilling & pleasurable intimacy. Topics we cover include: How hookup and commodity culture take away from amazing physical intimacy Dissociated sex what the wounded feminine is and how it shows up in relationsh...

On the Season 1 finale episode, I’m going through medically recognized signs of emotional abuse, through the story of my relationship with the infamous Kyle. When I was dating Kyle, I had no idea that these behaviors were emotional abuse or that they were medically recognize warning signs of physical abuse. Almost every woman I know has been on the receiving end of at least one of these behaviors...

On this bonus episode of season 1, I sit down with my mom to dissect why so many of the women I interviewed this season had religious reasons for staying stuck in toxic relationships. We dive into the common religious teachings that convince women God wants them to stay in harmful relationships and what those teachings actually mean! With decades of experience as a Bible teacher & prison chapl...

This week, I’m joined by criminal psychologist Nelson Cepeda, who shares his incredible story of falling prey to toxic & physically abusive relationships, not once, but 3 times. He shares what the mind of an abuser is like, from his criminal psych perspective, how childhood trauma creates addiction circuits, & the role of gender in abusive relationships. Nelson is the other half of the Pow...

Today I’m joined by entrepreneur podcast host Jana Wollesen. She shares of her journey navigating toxic relationship cycles and how untrue beliefs about her worth led to her date people she didn’t pick, pick people who violated her, and allow destructive behaviors to perpetuate in her relationships. We cover vulnerable topics like getting raped by a partner, physical abuse, and the spiritual dynam...

Today, I’m joined by author & podcast host Tiffany Cepeda to discuss how childhood trauma impacts romantic attraction. Tiffany shares vulnerably about her first marriage- the signs she missed, the porn that was a problem, & the divorce she never saw coming. She also talks about learning to set healthy boundaries that led her to her current husband. To stay up to date with Tiffany: Follow h...

On today’s episode, I’m joined by Aubrey Redinger, mental health clinician & assistant director of the renown Townsend Institute, who tells us everything we need to know about toxic relationships. We discuss why the label “toxic” isn’t always helpful, how life experiences like growing up in small town culture & divorce in Aubrey’s family of origin impacted what she was attracted to, and ho...

This week, I’m joined by Kristin Cunningham, the Acne NP, to talk about ADULTERY. Kristin shares her vulnerable experience of discovering her husband was cheating on her, shortly after finding out she was pregnant with their third child. We break down signs that he might be cheating and tackle juicy topics like surviving the shame of divorce in a religious community, purity culture, and porn in ma...

This week, I interview Dr. Julia Britz, ND- a licensed doctor of naturopathic medicine. She specializes in mental health, and treats conditions like anxiety, disordered eating and psych med discontinuation. And, she has a toxic relationship story of her own. Through her personal story and clinical experience, Dr. Julia helps us understand why toxic relationships feel so addictive and how we can be...

Image calling your engagement off just 8 days before your wedding, because the person you thought you knew is turning out to be someone very different. In this episode, I interview Sara Lewis Gonzalez, who's story of being engaged to someone with sociopathic traits went viral on the Something Was Wrong Podcast. Now, a happily married Sara hosts her own podcast, Space & Purpose , where she inte...

This episode features Chelsey Brooke Cole LPC-MHSP, CPTT, RPT, Psychotherapist, Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 Certified, Speaker, Author & Coach, who had one too many personal experiences with narcissists before becoming a NARCISSIST EXPERT . Chelsey walks us through what a narcissist is, the 6 different types of narcissis...

Have you ever loved so hard you lost yourself? This happened to Dr. Chelsea Azarcon... and a lot of other women like her, and maybe you. She is here to break the silence & stigma surrounding the epidemic of toxic relationships. Join Dr. Chelsea Azarcon, Naturopathic Doctor & author of her toxic relationship memoir Losing You, Finding Me, as she sits down with other women telling their toxi...