Bitch Is A Bad Word: A Domestic Violence Podcast on Healing and Empowerment

This episode originally aired on October 14, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- What if the first person you told about your abuse… wasn’t a person at all? In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word , Lindsay sits down with Anne Wintemute , the CEO and founder of Aime...

This episode of Bitch Sesh originally aired on November 27, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- In this unforgettable Bitch Sesh , Lindsay sits down with Anna, as a young wife who found herself trapped inside her abusive husband’s family home in Duba...

This episode originally aired on June 3 , 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- What happens when family trauma fuels addiction—and how do you break free? In this raw episode of  Bitch Is A Bad Word , We're joined by Josh Connelly—a survivor of toxic p...

This episode of Bitch Sesh originally aired on October 23, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- Kalen’s story began when she was only 17. What she thought was the drama of love quickly became a cycle of emotional and physical abuse. For years, she was told she was c...

This special episode originally aired on October 30, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- In this special episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word , Lindsay sits down inside the National Domestic Violence Hotline headquarters with Katie Ray-Jones , the organization’s bad...

This episode of Bitch Sesh originally aired on April 24, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- TRIGGER WARNING : Please be advised that this episode contains discussions of suicide, suicidal ideation, and mental health struggles. Listener discretion is strongly advis...

This episode originally aired on October 28, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- “The only time you knew your worth as a child was when you were solving a tyrant’s problem.” Richard Grannon Meet Richard Grannon, trauma specialist, author of  A Cult of One , an...

This episode of Bitch Sesh originally aired on April 17, 2025 -- This was the start of it, besties! If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- Bitch Sesh are up-close & personal conversations with current victims and survivors of Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence sharing...

This episode originally aired on April 15, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- This week on Bitch Is a Bad Word , actress, singer, author, and podcaster Bethany Joy Lenz joins us for a powerful, no-holds-barred conversation about surviving a cult — all while starri...

This episode originally aired on September 25, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains conversations regarding self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide. The Trauma Bond . It's hard to see the forest for the trees when you're in t...

This episode originally aired on September 9, 2025. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- What is a narcissist—really? How do they act? How do they trap you? And how do you begin to break free once you realize the truth? In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word , therapist a...

This episode originally aired on September 4, 2025 . If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- In this episode of Bitch Is a Bad Word's Bitch Sesh , Stephanie Strickland shares a story so many women will recognize—even if they don’t yet have the words for it. She thought she h...

This episode originally aired on August 26, 2025 . If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- In this powerful episode of B!tch is a Bad Word , host Lindsay sits down with Dr. Christine Cocchiola —researcher, advocate, and expert in coercive control—to expose the form of domest...

This episode originally aired on July 10, 2025 . If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- What happens when the man who once felt like home becomes the reason you fear for your safety? In this gripping episode of  Bitch Sesh,  Lindsay sits down with Nelsy, a veteran...

This episode originally aired on September 29, 2025 . If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- From Survivor to Lawyer to Family Court Judge - no one knows the ins and outs of the Family Court system than Michele Locke. Too often, survivors are told by their attorneys to keep...

This episode originally aired on December 4, 2025 . If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org ----- Unfortunately, and fortunately for the Bestie Gang listening, we are going to teach you some things in this episode that I desperately wish I had known sooner. That is the whole point...

This episode originally aired on May 13, 2025. We chose this episode as January is National Stalking Awareness Month ( NSAM ), an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking. If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 ----- When someone you love is harmed in an abusive relationshi...

This episode originally aired on July 24, 2025 . If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 ----- What happens when a survivor breaks free from strangulation, abuse, and a broken system — and finds her voice to fight back? In this honest and gripping episode of  Bitch Is a Bad Word , Lindsay sits down with&nbsp...

This episode was originally released on August 12, 2025. What really happens when you try couples therapy with a narcissist — and why it can make things worse? If you're in couples counseling, you NEED to listen to this episode! In this unfiltered conversation, Dr. Jamie Zuckerman (“Dr. Z”), a nationally recognized psychologist and narcissistic abuse expert, joins Lindsay to break down how abusers...

This episode of Bitch Is A Bad Word was originally released on July 3rd, 2025. If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 What if your body knew the truth before your brain could catch up? In this riveting episode of  Bitch Is a Bad Word , I sit down with Kelly Sutliff, a trauma-informed psychotherapist, domest...

This episode originally aired on July 25, 2025. The holidays and post-holidays can be a tricky period of time so we are wishing everyone a safe holiday season. If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 What happens when the narcissist loses control of  you  and starts targeting your kids instead? In this...

We are wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year! The holidays can be a tricky period of time so we are wishing everyone a safe holiday season. If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 This episode of Bitch Is A Bad Word was originally released on May 22, 2025 ---- You don’t need a black eye to be a survivor. In...

The holiday season can be a tricky period of time so we are wishing everyone a safe holiday season. If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 This is a re-release from May 6, 2025 with Dr. Amelia Kelley. ----- Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse designed to make you question your own reality, and in this p...

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays to all of our Besties! The holidays can be a tricky period of time so we are wishing everyone a safe holiday season. If you or someone you know needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 This is a re-release from May 20, 2025 with Laura Richards. ----- He never hit you… so it couldn’t have b...

Besties, if you’ve ever looked back and thought, “Why did that relationship feel like home, even when it hurt?” this episode is for you. Lindsay sits down with our new BFF, Dr. Sherrie Campbell to unpack the painful truth. When you come from low-effort families, inconsistency, emotional neglect, and chaos can feel familiar. That familiarity can pull you into intimate relationships that mirror your...