Have you ever wondered why someone doesn’t just leave an abusive relationship? We pull back the curtain on what domestic violence really looks like and the complicated reasons survivors often stay. From fear and finances to faith and trauma bonds, you’ll gain insight that replaces judgment with compassion.

If you care about someone who might be in an unsafe relationship (or you simply want to understand this issue more deeply), this episode is for you.

Listen now and learn how to truly support survivors - not by giving up on them, but by standing beside them.

RESOURCES

Rev. Dr. Geneece’s Website / LinkedIn

Her books: Taking It Seriously and Never Ever After (about red flags)

Connect with Mandi:

• Website: WomenAwareAndPrepared.com
• Take the Free Intuition Quiz WomenAwareAndPrepared.com/Quiz
• Instagram: @WomenAwareAndPrepared
• LinkedIn: Mandi Pratt

Building a Go Bag Episode

Other Resources
- The Mend Project website (to gain clarity)
- DV Hotline in the U.S. website to call / chat / text

The primary purpose of the Women Aware and Prepared Podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast series does not constitute advice or services. Please use common sense for your own situation.

Ever find it hard to relax like your body doesn’t know how to come down from survival mode? You’re not alone!

In this solo episode, I’m wrapping up our Complex PTSD Series by sharing some additional final thoughts on what trauma has looked like in my own life, including:

- How trauma may contribute to early menopause (Read Here and Here Exploring the Possible Link Between PTSD and Early Menopause.)

- Difficulty processing emotions

- The inability to relax

- Reflections on hypervigilance, numbness, and learning self-compassion

Hear practical ways to start reconnecting with your body and emotions safely.

You are not alone! Healing, peace, and self-trust are absolutely possible.

Resources Mentioned:

• Articles: Research on PTSD and early menopause among women veterans plus one other. (Read Here and Here Exploring the Possible Link Between PTSD and Early Menopause.)
• Episode with Britt Frank, LSCSW, SEP
  – Therapist and author of The Science of Stuck
• Episode with Catherine Lucy, LMFT
  – Therapist specializing in trauma recovery and self-compassion
• Take my free Intuition Quiz on my website!
• Connect with Mandi:
  • Website: MandiPratt.com
  • Instagram: @WomenAwareAndPrepared
  • LinkedIn: Mandi Pratt

The primary purpose of the Women Aware and Prepared Podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast series does not constitute advice or services. Please use common sense for your own situation.

What if you’ve tried talk therapy for years but still feel stuck?
Listen in as therapist, Catherine Lucey, LMFT, and host Mandi Pratt unpack the healing practices that go beyond talk therapy bringing the body (not just the midn) into the process.

You’ll learn:

• The three lenses of healing: nervous system regulation, self-compassion (through Internal Family Systems), and community.
  
  
  
• A simple interrupt + orient practice you can use daily to calm your body in minutes.
  
  
  
• How movement, nature, creativity, and even surfing can help regulate the nervous system.
  
  
  
• What questions to ask when seeking a trauma-informed, body-based therapist.
  
  
  

Whether you’ve experienced trauma yourself, or you support others on their healing journey, this episode is filled with practical tools and gentle reminders: you are not broken, and healing doesn’t have to be another overwhelming “to-do.”

RESOURCES

Nourished Wellness Group Website and Instagram

Connect with Mandi:

• Website: MandiPratt.com (Take the Intuition Quiz!)
• Instagram: @WomenAwareAndPrepared
• LinkedIn: Mandi Pratt

The primary purpose of the Women Aware and Prepared Podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast series does not constitute advice or services. Please use common sense for your own situation.