The Mental Healness Podcast

Why do abusive people hurt you on purpose, then blame you for the pain they caused? In this video, Lee Hammock explains how control, punishment, shame, resentment, emotional immaturity, and the need to feel powerful can drive intentional cruelty in toxic relationships. Learn why an abuser may target your insecurities, dismiss your feelings, provoke reactions, or hurt you right when you need support. Their behavior is not proof that you are unlovable or that you caused the abuse. Understanding the pattern can help you stop internalizing their choices and protect your peace.

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What happens when you go no contact with a narcissist or toxic ex? In this video, Lee Hammock explains why no contact is a boundary for healing rather than a way to punish someone. Learn about common reactions including denial, anger, accusations, love bombing, hoovering, and panic when they realize they no longer have access to you. Lee also explains why breaking no contact can restart the cycle and make it harder to heal. If unwanted contact escalates into stalking, harassment, or threats, prioritize your safety and seek local support.

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In this powerful episode of The Mental Healness Podcast, domestic violence survivor and advocate Jennie Gage shares how she escaped a 24-year abusive marriage and rebuilt her life from the ground up. Jennie discusses financial abuse, post-separation violence, religious trauma, a hidden double life, infidelity, trauma bonds, and the difficult reality of starting over with children after divorce.

She also explains how therapy, education, community, and small acts of independence helped her move from survival mode to a safer and more fulfilling life. This conversation includes discussion of domestic violence, infidelity, and coercive control.

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Hayden Panettiere’s story has renewed difficult conversations about domestic abuse, toxic relationship cycles, family estrangement, and the complicated reasons people stay connected to harmful people. In this video, Lee Hammock discusses documented reports about Panettiere’s on-and-off relationship with Brian Hickerson, who pleaded no contest in 2021 to two felony counts involving corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, as well as the public estrangement between Panettiere and her mother, Lesley Vogel. This is not a claim that either person caused Panettiere’s death, which remains under investigation. Instead, it is a conversation about recognizing toxic patterns, protecting yourself, and extending compassion to people caught between harmful relationships. If you are experiencing abuse or feel unsafe, contact local emergency services or a domestic-violence resource.

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Why do people break no contact with a narcissist or toxic ex? In this live call-in conversation, five survivors of narcissistic abuse share the real reasons they went back, including love, hope, trauma bonds, co-parenting, guilt, promises of change, stalking, and the need for validation. Lee Hammock responds to each story with practical insight on no contact, hoovering, smear campaigns, safety, and protecting your peace. If you have broken no contact before, this conversation is a reminder that healing is not linear and you are not alone. If someone is threatening, stalking, or escalating their behavior, prioritize your safety and seek local support.

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