Real Talk with Lisa Sonni: Relationships Uncensored

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! If you've ever been in a relationship with a man who tells you that God hates divorce or weaponizes religion of any kind against you, this episode is for you. And this episode is one that he will not want you to listen to. This week, I sit down with Holly Tidwell, a former pastor who spent 20 years in an abusive marriage while trying...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! Cheating doesn't always happen in spite of how much it hurts you. Sometimes it happens because it hurts you - because that's the exact reason they want you to feel that pain, to feel less than. But the psychology behind serial cheating is more complex than we might think, and understanding it can help us make better decisions abo...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! The Five Love Languages seems like such a helpful relationship tool - until it's weaponized by an abusive partner. I brought this popular book into my own abusive relationship hoping it would help us communicate better, only to watch it become a tool for coercion and manipulation against me. This week, I sit down with sexual coercion...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! There's a kind of abuse happening in relationships that doesn't involve broken dishes or broken bones, but it's just as damaging. It's the slow destruction of your sense of self through weaponized incompetence, emotional labor dumping, and the constant message that you should just accept less because "that's h...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! Somebody can look you dead in the eye, say everything that you've been dying to hear, and they can still be lying to you. The science behind deception in abusive relationships reveals how manipulators weaponize psychology to systematically break down their victims. This is the podcast they don’t want you listening to. This week, I&apo...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! The hardest truth about parental accountability isn't admitting you were wrong-  it's living with the consequences when your own children can't trust you enough to let you back in. This is the podcast your toxic Mom doesn't want you to listen to. This week, I sit down with Crystal Allon, a mother, content creator, and r...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! The voice of your abuser doesn't just sound familiar—it echoes the voices that shaped you long before you ever met them. This week, I sit down with Trauma Therapist, Logan Cooper, to explore the 7 most common childhood environments that unknowingly program us to accept abuse later in life. Together, we break down how emotionally inval...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! Male fragility isn't weakness - it's emotional inflexibility that becomes a weapon to avoid accountability. When men explode over basic feedback, it's not about your tone or timing. This week, I'm joined by anti-misogyny educator Brent MacLerie to unpack why so many men interpret accountability as an attack. We dive int...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! This episode is going to hit different. I'm joined by therapist and domestic violence survivor Aishia Grevenberg to destroy the most dangerous myth keeping women trapped: that your love can heal an abusive man. What You'll Learn: • Why high-functioning, successful women become targets for abusive men • The childhood conditioning...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! This episode is going to challenge everything you've been told about abusive men and why they do what they do. We're ditching the "he's just hurt" narrative and getting real about what's actually happening here. What You'll Learn: • Why therapy can't fix what isn't actually broken (spoiler: it&a...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! In this explosive episode, Lisa and Dr. Peter Salerno drop a truth bomb that will change how you see manipulation forever. They dive deep into the uncomfortable reality that abusers manipulate on purpose, exploring whether manipulators need to be "smart" or just strategic, the real reasons behind their behavior, and why being man...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! In this raw and vulnerable episode, Lisa opens up about the confusing reality of trauma bonds - why they feel so much like love when they're actually destroying us from the inside out. What You'll Learn: • The brain chemistry behind trauma bonds and why they're so addictive • How trauma bonds mimic the feeling of "true...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! When love feels like a battle you're desperate to win, something deeper is happening. In this vulnerable episode, I share my personal story of staying in a 5-year relationship with a professional football player who was cheating with multiple women—while I remained in denial, searching for "proof" I already had. I dive into...

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode! This Is the Podcast They Don’t Want You Listening To You weren’t too sensitive. You weren’t overreacting.  You were abused — and no one told you what to call it. In this first episode of Real Talk with Lisa Sonni: Relationships Uncensored , I’m naming what they tried to make you doubt. If you’ve ever missed someone who hurt you, wondered w...