Being Overtly Debbie Podcast

Introduction Growing up I had a terrible childhood. My father led by fear and terror, and it made our home a miserable place to be. Everyone was always on edge and very afraid. There was no two-way communication, he only barked orders and very little display of love. My father was extremely abusive, and in my home, I never experienced the luxury of being a child. So this episode is about how my children went from being entitled, spoiled little girls to labeling me as a "mean" mom. Download Episode When I became a mother, I wanted to give my kids everything I did not have growing up. Unlike my upbringing, I wanted theirs to be associated with fond memories, love, and great times. It was my goal to be the best mom I could be. I was everything and did everything for them. When they were young, it was great; they seem to appreciate everything I did. I would spend hours on end, running myself ragged, taking them to gymnastics, swim and soccer practices. Then, there were museums and play dates, vacations

  Today I pose the question, Is abuse cyclic? According to the dictionary, one of the definitions of cyclic is - occurring in cycles; regularly repeated.       Download Episode   Abuse of Others     While I do not believe that all victims of abuse inflict abuse onto other innocent people, I do know that many do enact various forms of maltreatment on the innocent or mistreat themselves. The self-hate one feels, often is redirected towards the people who are the closest to you. As re-offending pertains to maltreatment of others, the abuse can manifest itself in forms of :     1. Verbal/Emotional abuse - can be equally or more damaging as physical abuse because it is aimed to destroy how one feels about oneself.     2. Physical abuse - is used to keep one subservient to another or intimidate.     3. Abandonment - the abused victim cannot care for themselves much less another person, or they are afraid to get close, so they’d rather stay away.     One thing we must understand is that Abuse says more about the

As a victim of child abuse, I can say that the abuse has affected my life in many ways and so my first episode is about whether or not being a victim of abuse at a young age changes the person you were destined to be. Changes: Personality Socially Mentally I became who my abuser wanted me to be I changed because he manipulated me with fear and punishment. I became reclusive, desperate, shy, unworthy, unsure of herself. Don't forget to subscribe to our show, Youtube, Blog, Facebook, and Instagram!