What if your body has been guiding you all along?

In this episode of the 1 in 3 Podcast, Ingrid sits down with Tara, a domestic violence survivor and intuitive healer, to explore how rebuilding self-trust after abuse begins in the body. We talk about nervous system regulation, energetic boundaries, and how to tell the difference between intuition and trauma-driven fear.

Tara shares her personal journey of carrying guilt and shame while helping others heal—and how the loss of her sister became a turning point in reclaiming her voice. Together, we unpack how early conditioning teaches many women to override their instincts, silence discomfort, and keep the peace at any cost.

You’ll learn:

• How to rebuild intuition after domestic violence
• The difference between ego urgency and calm inner knowing
• A simple body-lean practice to test your intuition
• Tara’s daily GCP method (ground, clear, protect) to reduce overwhelm
• Signs your energy is being drained in relationships
• How nervous system healing supports trauma recovery

Whether you’re navigating an abusive relationship, healing from long-term stress, or learning to trust yourself again, this conversation offers practical tools you can use immediately.

You are worthy of love, safety, and a life that feels like yours.

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Tara’s Links:

https://www.1in3podcast.com/guests/tara-wiskow/

https://tara-wiskow.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BeTheChangeYouNeedToday

https://www.instagram.com/tara.wiskow/

https://www.tiktok.com/@tara_wiskow?_t=ZP-8tpbnaXsGkR&_r=1

1 in 3 is intended for mature audiences. Episodes contain explicit content and may be triggering to some.

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If you are in the United States and need help right now, call the national domestic violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text the word “start” to 88788.

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Cover art by Laura Swift Dahlke
Music by Tim Crowe

Power doesn’t always leave a bruise.

In Episode 109 of the 1 in 3 Podcast, negotiation professor and relationship scientist Dr. Merideth Thompson breaks down the subtle but devastating patterns of emotional abuse, financial control, and gaslighting — and how they slowly erode self-trust.

We explore:

• Early signs of emotional control
• How gaslighting creates chronic self-doubt
• The hidden impact of financial abuse
• Why accountability is a clear marker of a safe partner
• Trauma-aware documentation strategies
• Rebuilding financial independence after years of control
• The 90-day rule for safer dating after abuse

Dr. Thompson blends research and lived experience to explain how relationships slide from “something feels off” to full coercive control — and how to interrupt that pattern early.

She is the founder of Partner Lab, a research-based company that uses data from relationship psychology to help people navigate relationship decision-making. Instead of relying on guesswork, Partner Lab applies evidence-based relationship science to provide practical tools for identifying healthy and unhealthy relationship dynamics.

She also serves on the Survivor Advisory Board of Finability, a nonprofit that helps financially empower domestic abuse survivors.

Healing is possible. When control ends, life expands.

If this episode resonates, share it with someone who needs clarity, subscribe for more survivor-centered conversations, and leave a review to help others find the show.

Your story might be the lighthouse someone else is searching for.

Merideth’s Links:

https://www.1in3podcast.com/guests/merideth-thompson-co/

https://www.mypartnerlab.co/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/merideth-j-thompson/

https://www.tiktok.com/@merideththompsonphd

https://www.mypartnerlab.co/

https://www.finability.org/

1 in 3 is intended for mature audiences. Episodes contain explicit content and may be triggering to some.

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If you are in the United States and need help right now, call the national domestic violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text the word “start” to 88788.

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Music by Tim Crowe

Reproductive coercion isn’t a misunderstanding — it’s abuse. In this episode of 1 in 3, Lynn joins Ingrid to break down how pregnancy pressure, sabotaged birth control, stealthing, and financial control strip away autonomy long before survivors recognize what’s happening.

We move beyond headlines to define reproductive coercion in real life:

• Stealthing and condom removal without consent
• Birth control sabotage
• Withholding money for abortion or prenatal care
• Guilt disguised as romance
• Pregnancy used as a control tactic

But coercion rarely ends there. Lynn explains how abuse escalates into financial abuse, post-separation abuse, and custody retaliation. We discuss how family court systems sometimes mislabel protective parents as “alienators,” how mandated reporters fail to act, and why children’s disclosures are too often minimized.

Lynn serves on the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s Southern Regional Advisory Committee and leads a Knowledge Exchange focused on legal literacy for survivors. Her policy goal: codify reproductive coercion in Texas and treat stealthing as sexual assault under the law.

This conversation offers:
✔ Clear definitions of reproductive abuse
✔ Practical steps for documentation
✔ Legal literacy tools for survivors
✔ How to find trauma-informed support
✔ How to teach teens about coercive control

If you’ve ever wondered whether pregnancy pressure “counts,” this episode gives language to what many families endure in silence.

Subscribe, leave a review, and share with someone who needs vocabulary for what they’ve lived.

Lynn’s Links:

https://www.1in3podcast.com/guests/lynn-stroud/

https://www.instagram.com/knowledge_exch_abuse_survivors

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-s-16878b6/

1 in 3 is intended for mature audiences. Episodes contain explicit content and may be triggering to some.

Support the show

If you are in the United States and need help right now, call the national domestic violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text the word “start” to 88788.

Contact 1 in 3:

• Send your emails to 1in3podcast@gmail.com
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• Check out the website https://www.1in3podcast.com/

Thank you for listening!

Cover art by Laura Swift Dahlke
Music by Tim Crowe

A life can begin in chaos and still choose compassion.

In this powerful episode of 1 in 3, Ingrid sits down with Malisa to explore healing complex trauma shaped by childhood neglect, addiction, and domestic violence. Together, they unpack trauma not as a single event, but as years without safety—and why healing often begins with who showed up when it hurt.

Malisa shares how perfectionism, achievement, and “being the golden child” became survival strategies for many Gen X and elder millennials, and how unspoken expectations can create lifelong patterns of shame and betrayal. Using the Finding Peace method, archetypes, and clear language for emotional wounds—loss, neglect, betrayal—Malisa shows how naming pain helps triggers finally make sense.

This conversation also dives into nervous system regulation after burnout. Instead of labeling every low cycle as depression, Malisa reframes it as depletion—learning to anticipate emotional highs and lows, meet exhaustion with rest and warmth, and build a repeatable self-care toolkit without judgment.

We talk about:

• Healing complex trauma without self-blame
• Nervous system regulation and burnout recovery
• Shame, self-forgiveness, and emotional neglect
• Somatic tools to return to the body
• Breaking generational cycles and changing family scripts
• Why your worth was never up for debate

This episode is for anyone healing from childhood trauma, emotional neglect, or chronic burnout—and learning how to love themselves with more ease.

If this resonates, follow 1 in 3, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find these conversations.

Malisa’s Links:

https://www.1in3podcast.com/guests/malisa-hepner/

https://empoweredwithmalisahepner.org/

https://open.spotify.com/show/09lCA0fq3845NGMDwMvMRt?si=1fc6867ab8cc41d8&nd=1&dlsi=02a37d9fb8fc455e

https://www.instagram.com/malisa.hepner/?hl=en

https://linktr.ee/Mdhepner

1 in 3 is intended for mature audiences. Episodes contain explicit content and may be triggering to some.

Support the show

If you are in the United States and need help right now, call the national domestic violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text the word “start” to 88788.

Contact 1 in 3:

• Send your emails to 1in3podcast@gmail.com
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Thank you for listening!

Cover art by Laura Swift Dahlke
Music by Tim Crowe

What if confronting masculinity required stepping inside it?

In this episode of 1 in 3, Ingrid sits down with artist Christopher Quigley, whose immersive traveling installation asks men and boys to physically experience how power, consent, and violence are learned—and how quickly harm can unfold.

Across eight sound-sealed bathroom stalls, participants are immersed in scenarios shaped by locker room culture, coercive language, and exhaustion that blurs consent. From a stall where misogyny is passed through jokes and laughter, to the “71 No's” consent experience that challenges the idea of a pressured yes, to the chilling “21-Second” stall that reveals how fast violence can escalate, this work forces reflection not just in the mind—but in the body.

The conversation expands beyond art into prevention, economics, and policy. We unpack the real financial cost of domestic violence, why prevention outperforms awareness campaigns, and how education—especially for legal and community gatekeepers—can interrupt coercive control before it becomes physical harm.

This is art as public health. Art as accountability. And art as a catalyst for cultural change.

Subscribe, share, and leave a review to help more people find this conversation—and help accelerate the erosion of harm.

Christopher’s Links:

https://www.alchemiaartworkshop.org/

https://www.tiktok.com/@alchemiaart

1 in 3 is intended for mature audiences. Episodes contain explicit content and may be triggering to some.

Support the show

If you are in the United States and need help right now, call the national domestic violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text the word “start” to 88788.

Contact 1 in 3:

• Send your emails to 1in3podcast@gmail.com
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Cover art by Laura Swift Dahlke
Music by Tim Crowe

What role do men play in ending domestic violence—and why does their silence matter?

In this episode of 1 in 3 Podcast, attorney and former prosecutor Anthony Pasquini joins Ingrid for a candid conversation about male accountability, allyship, and the power of everyday intervention. Anthony shares the moment that shifted his work from the courtroom to community advocacy, after noticing how quickly men disengaged from conversations about abuse.

Together, the discussion explores how abuse escalates from subtle control to coercion and violence when harmful behaviors go unchallenged. Anthony offers practical, realistic ways men can interrupt that cycle—without grandstanding—by setting boundaries, shutting down objectifying language, checking in when something feels off, and choosing empathy over silence.

The episode also highlights WINGS, a Chicago-area organization providing safe housing for survivors, children, and pets, along with education on domestic violence, strangulation, and traumatic brain injuries. Anthony explains why memory gaps in survivors may reflect injury rather than inconsistency—and why this understanding is critical for law enforcement, prosecutors, and healthcare providers.

If you’ve ever wondered how to help someone experiencing abuse, this episode offers a grounded framework: be safe, be clear, be steady. You don’t need to be a survivor to stand with survivors—and you don’t need a platform to make a difference.

Anthony’s Links:

https://www.1in3podcast.com/guests/anthony-pasquini/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584143305857

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-pasquini-1a7924238/

1 in 3 is intended for mature audiences. Episodes contain explicit content and may be triggering to some.

Support the show

If you are in the United States and need help right now, call the national domestic violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text the word “start” to 88788.

Contact 1 in 3:

• Send your emails to 1in3podcast@gmail.com
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Thank you for listening!

Cover art by Laura Swift Dahlke
Music by Tim Crowe

One in three women will experience domestic violence. But what happens when the survivor wears a badge?

In this episode of 1 in 3, Ingrid speaks with Mia, a law enforcement officer who entered policing at 21 and was groomed, isolated, and assaulted by a senior officer who framed abuse as “consent” and control as “lifestyle.” Her story exposes how coercive control works behind closed doors and inside institutions meant to protect.

We break down the dangerous overlap between domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and why survivors are so often failed when systems treat these crimes as separate issues. Mia explains how compliance is rewarded, resistance is punished, and identity is slowly erased until survival is mistaken for choice.

This conversation explores:

• Coercive control and grooming in intimate partner violence
• Why “she could have left” is a myth rooted in misunderstanding trauma
• How trafficking doesn’t always involve money—status, access, and dominance are “things of value”
• Evidence beyond DNA: strangulation markers, threats to career, financial abuse, digital trails, and witness grooming
• Probable cause vs. proof beyond a reasonable doubt and why totality of circumstances matters

Mia also introduces the Valkyrie Warrior Movement, a training initiative focused on trauma-informed investigations, lethality assessments, and survivor-centered practices for law enforcement, healthcare providers, and allied professionals.

For survivors inside and outside the system, this episode delivers a powerful reminder: shame belongs to abusers, not survivors—and help is worth pursuing until you find it.

If this episode resonates, please subscribe, share, and leave a review. Your voice helps others find safety—and accountability.

Mia’s Links:

https://www.1in3podcast.com/guests/mia-shagena/

https://www.valkyriemovement.org/

https://www.instagram.com/valkyriewarriormovement/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mia-shagena-116ab4233/

1 in 3 is intended for mature audiences. Episodes contain explicit content and may be triggering to some.

Support the show

If you are in the United States and need help right now, call the national domestic violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text the word “start” to 88788.

Contact 1 in 3:

• Send your emails to 1in3podcast@gmail.com
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• Check out the website https://www.1in3podcast.com/

Thank you for listening!

Cover art by Laura Swift Dahlke
Music by Tim Crowe

When headlines fade, survivors are often left with the aftermath. In this episode of 1 in 3, Ingrid speaks with Norma Peterson, Executive Director of Document the Abuse, about what really happens behind high-profile domestic violence cases—and how abuse often escalates when someone tries to leave.

Using lessons learned from the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, Norma explains how control, isolation, and intimidation evolve quietly, long before the public ever notices. We explore the legal concept of forfeiture by wrongdoing, which allows a victim’s documented words to be used when they can no longer speak for themselves.

Norma introduces the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit (EAA)—a secure, off-device digital documentation tool that allows survivors to safely store photos, texts, emails, and timelines without alerting an abuser. We discuss safety features like quick exits, save-in-progress options, and why notarization can strengthen legal credibility—while emphasizing that documentation alone is a powerful act of protection.

We also honor the legacy of advocate Susan Murphy Milano, whose foresight shaped survivor-centered documentation used today by law enforcement, prosecutors, and medical teams. From QR-code access points to youth-focused protections, this conversation highlights how early documentation can save lives.

If your instincts tell you something isn’t right, documenting the pattern may be the safest next step.

Resources mentioned:
• Document the Abuse
• loveisrespect.org

If this episode resonates, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who may need it today.

Norma’s links:

https://www.1in3podcast.com/guests/norma-peterson/

https://documenttheabuse.org/

https://www.instagram.com/documenttheabuse

https://www.youtube.com/@documenttheabuse

https://www.linkedin.com/company/documenttheabuse/

https://www.facebook.com/DocumentTheAbuse

1 in 3 is intended for mature audiences. Episodes contain explicit content and may be triggering to some.

Support the show

If you are in the United States and need help right now, call the national domestic violence hotline at 800-799-7233 or text the word “start” to 88788.

Contact 1 in 3:

• Send your emails to 1in3podcast@gmail.com
• Follow on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @1in3podcast
• Check out the website https://www.1in3podcast.com/

Thank you for listening!

Cover art by Laura Swift Dahlke
Music by Tim Crowe