What happens when faith becomes a weapon of control? Psychological and emotional abuse is found in more places than personal relationships.

In this episode of Wildly Her, I'm beginning to expose spiritual abuse and the devastating impact of religious teachings that convince women that submitting to an abusive husband is an act of obedience to God. When standing up for yourself feels like risking your eternal salvation, the psychological chains run far deeper than the marriage itself.

I share some of my personal experiences as I discuss 4 layers of manipulation and the implications of that kind of psychological abuse within religious communities and churches. If you've ever been taught that God will reward your silence or that it makes you more sanctified, this episode is for you.

TRIGGER WARNING: ABUSE AND TRAUMA

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In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Angela Greenwell shares what it was like growing up with an alcoholic mother, carrying responsibilities that were never hers to bear.

As the oldest of four children, Angela became the protector, the buffer, and the caregiver. She learned to recognize danger in her body long before she had the words to explain what she was feeling. Somewhere along the way, caring for everyone else meant losing sight of her own needs.

Angela opens up about how becoming a mother herself gave her a new perspective on her childhood, the emotional wounds she carried into adulthood, and the healing journey that helped her begin untangling responsibility from love.

Today, she faces another complicated chapter: navigating the care of an aging parent while honoring the boundaries she has worked so hard to establish.

This is a raw, honest conversation about parentification, survival, motherhood, boundaries, and learning that you can care about someone without sacrificing yourself to care for them.

TRIGGER WARNING: ABUSE AND TRAUMA

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In this episode, I'm talking about the roles children are assigned in narcissistic family systems. We break down a little bit about the scapegoat, the golden child, and the ones caught quietly in the middle who learned to survive by becoming invisible.

These roles were never our identity… but many of us grew up believing they were.

We explore how narcissistic parents project their own wounds, expectations, and need for control onto their children, shaping the way we see ourselves long after childhood ends. From the pressure of perfection to the pain of blame and invisibility, these survival roles often follow us into adulthood and impact our relationships, self-worth, voice, and sense of belonging.

But healing begins when we realize we were never meant to live inside the role assigned to us.

TRIGGER WARNING: ABUSE AND TRAUMA

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