Becoming a Detective in my own Marriage
In Episode 50 of After The Quiet, I share the moment I stopped blindly trusting and started searching for the truth. From tracking bank transactions to discovering lies about where he was staying, thi...
15 Apr 9min
The High Before The Drop
In Episode 49 of After The Quiet, I share a weekend that felt perfect—family camping, laughter, connection—and the devastating shift that followed. Just days after feeling like everything was finally ...
13 Apr 7min
Broken Ankle, Loss of Independence, Control at Home
In Episode 48 of After The Quiet, I share how breaking my ankle led to losing my independence in ways I didn’t fully understand at the time. Unable to drive, I was forced to take a leave from work and...
10 Apr 7min
Medical Gaslighting
In Episode 47 of After The Quiet, I recount a camping trip that ended with a serious injury—and a painful realization about the lack of support in my marriage. After rolling my ankle and hearing a cra...
8 Apr 7min
When You Don’t Get To Choose
In this episode of After the Quiet, a mother reflects on a Mother’s Day marked by coercive control during a Walk for the Cure honoring her terminally ill Godmother. Through denied choices, isolation f...
6 Apr 6min
When Family Milestones Reveal Unequal Rules
In this episode of After the Quiet, a mother reflects on her son’s First Communion and how coercive control can surface during family milestones. Through double standards, shifting rules, and emotiona...
3 Apr 6min
Public Humiliation & Control
In Episode 44 of After The Quiet, I share the story of when my husband blocked me on Facebook and quietly removed photos of me from his profile. He claimed it was because I challenged the political an...
1 Apr 7min
The Laptop That Changed Everything
In Episode 43 of After The Quiet, a moment in the kitchen leads to a devastating discovery. When a laptop screen lights up unexpectedly, I find emails from dating sites like Plenty of Fish and Ashley ...
30 Mars 8min
