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How Abusive Men Turn Strong Women Into Women Who Stay with Dr. Peter Salerno | S3EP15

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode!You didn’t become someone else overnight. You were shaped into someone who could survive h...

“These Are Not Facts”: The Lies That Keep Abuse Normalized | S3E14

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode!You were never “too sensitive.” You were surrounded by lies repeated so often they start...

When Sex Becomes Obligation: Sexual Entitlement in Relationships | S3E13

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode!Sexual entitlement isn’t “a relationship issue.” It’s a belief system. It’s the mi...

Divorcing a Narcissistic or Toxic Partner: What You Need to Know | S3EP12

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send Lisa a question for her to reply in a future episode!In this episode of Real Talk with Lisa Sonni: Relationships Uncensored, Lisa speaks with Ang...

Toxic vs Abusive Relationships: The Difference Most People Miss with Dr. Marina Rosenthal | S3EP11

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Couples therapy is not the place to sort out coercive control. Full stop. But I also get why women end up there anyway, because when your relationship...

Why Women End Up Doing Everything in Relationships with Terri Cole | S3E10

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For years, women have been told they’re codependent. Too attached, too emotional, too responsible for everyone else’s feelings. And a lot of you h...

How The Manosphere Is Teaching Men to Abuse with Rafael Gomez | S3EP9

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Manosphere isn’t “just podcasts.” It’s a curriculum teaching men how to destabilize, dominate, and call it leadership.If you’ve ever sat...

He’s Not Immature, He’s Abusive: Why Narcissists Don’t “Grow Out of It” with Dr. Les Carter | S3EP8

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Most women don’t stay because they’re naïve.They stay because they believe he’s just immature.He’s still growing. He’ll change. He just nee...

How Stay-at-Home Wives Get Trapped in Financial & Emotional Abuse with Lisa Carr | S3E7

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“Everybody’s a feminist… until a woman chooses to be a tradwife.”That line gets thrown around like it ends the conversation. It doesn’t. It ...

Weaponized Incompetence Isn’t an Accident | w/ Laura Danger S3E6

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You’re not “bad at asking for help.” You’re exhausted from carrying everything and being told it’s your fault.In this conversation, Lisa sit...

Why You Didn’t Know It Was Abuse w/ Chelli Pumphrey | S3E5

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“If it was really abuse, you would’ve left.”    That lie has kept countless women silent and blamed for something that was never their fault....

Men, Accountability, and the Myth That Women Are the Problem with Lex | S3E4

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You’re not “too sensitive.” You’re reacting to a system that teaches men entitlement and then calls women dramatic for pushing back. If accoun...

The Truth Behind the “Perfect Marriage” with Sarah White | S3E3

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From the outside, it looks like a happy marriage: smiling photos, family dinners, and church events. Inside the house, it is a completely different st...

He Knows, He Just Doesn’t Care. The Truth About Abuse and “Communication” w Aishia Grevenberg | S3E2

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you have ever thought, “I just need him to understand”, the truth is, he already does.Lisa is joined by therapist and survivor Aishia Grevenber...

The Lies That Keep You Stuck: How Abusers Rewrite Reality Dr. Alan E. Godwin | S3E1

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Abusers do not just lie. They build entire realities that feel safer than the truth. Realities where doubt keeps you tethered, confusion feels normal,...

Why Couples Counseling Backfires With Abusive Partners w/ Dr. Peter Salerno | S2E15

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’re not crazy for thinking therapy would help. You were taught that relationships can be “fixed” if you just try harder, communicate better, ...

He Knew You Wouldn’t See It | How Abusers Exploit Your Brain w/ Dr. Jennifer Freyd | S2E14

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You didn’t “miss the signs.” Your brain protected you from them.That’s not stupidity, it’s survival.Dr. Jennifer Freyd, the researcher who c...

Can Narcissists Really Change? w/ Dr. Elinor Greenberg | S2E13

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You can’t love a narcissist hard enough to make them change.And loyalty isn’t the cure — it’s the trap.In this powerful conversation, Lisa sit...

The Secret Weapon Every Abusive Man Uses w/ Dr. Christine Cocchiola | S2E12

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Control doesn’t always look like control. Sometimes it looks like care, protection, or “respect.” That’s what makes coercive control the most ...

What Divorce Lawyers Know That Therapists Don’t w/ Justin Lee | S2E11

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Therapists hear what people say in marriage. Divorce lawyers see what people do when it ends. And what they see tells the truth about power, control, ...

Why Gender Does Matter in Abuse Conversations w/ Rebecca Pacheco | S2E10

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Abuse isn’t gendered.”That phrase gets thrown around every time women speak up. Yet,  it’s not true and it’s not harmless.Lisa sits down w...

When “You Owe Him Sex” Is Abuse w/ Dr. Danielle Kramer | S2E9

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve ever said yes to sex when every part of you wanted to say no, that’s not “being a good partner,” It’s coercion. Coercion is abuse...

Why You Didn’t Know It Was Abuse with Chelli Pumphrey | S2E8

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“If it was really abuse, you would’ve left.” That lie has silenced survivors for decades. The truth? Most women in abusive relationships don’t...

The World Doesn’t Need Softer Men…It Needs Evolved Ones w/ Nick Matiash | S2E7

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We keep telling men to “open up” and “be more emotional,” but that’s not the problem — and it’s definitely not the solution. Real streng...

Narcissistic Abuse Is a Cult: Trauma Bonds, Brainwashing, and Breaking Free with Vanessa Reiser | S2E6

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When a relationship feels like oxygen at first and a chokehold later, you’re not “being dramatic”—you’re being indoctrinated. Narcissistic a...

The Mid-Loser Fear: Why I'm More Scared for My Daughter Than My Son | S2E05

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Staying up at night over your daughter’s safety is expected. Losing sleep over your son becoming the guy who drains a woman’s light? That’s the ...

Stalking and Narcissistic Abuse: Why It’s a Red Flag for Lethal Violence with Lt. Mark Wynn | S2E04

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stalking isn’t love, and it's certainly not devotion. It’s control, entitlement, and fear dressed up as “concern.” Survivors know that si...

Blended Family Chaos: Stepmoms, Biomoms, and the Truth About High-Conflict Co-Parenting | S2E03

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Somewhere along the way, society convinced us that the battle lines in blended families are always drawn between “evil stepmom” and “bitter baby...

The Most Addictive Relationship Pattern In The World | S2E02

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Nadine Macaluso, formerly Belfort is a British-born American psychotherapist, author, internet personality, and former model. She was the second w...

Finding Real Love After an Abusive Relationship | S2E01

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After abuse, so many of us wonder if love is even possible again. We tell ourselves we’re too broken, too much, or too “used up". I used to b...

Twisting Scripture The Abuser Who Pretends to Be Godly | Ep. 014

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever been in a relationship with a man who tells you that God hates divorce or weaponizes religion of any kind against you, this episod...

Serial Cheating Isn’t a Struggle. It’s a Strategy. | Ep. 013

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cheating doesn't always happen in spite of how much it hurts you. Sometimes it happens because it hurts you - because that's the exact reaso...

The Best Selling Relationship Book That Taught Him To Abuse Me | Episode 012

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Five Love Languages seems like such a helpful relationship tool - until it's weaponized by an abusive partner. I brought this popular book in...

It’s Not That He Doesn’t Know It’s That He Doesn’t Care.. | Ep. 011

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's a kind of abuse happening in relationships that doesn't involve broken dishes or broken bones, but it's just as damaging. It&ap...

Why You Believed His Lies: The Psychology of Manipulation and Abuse | Ep 010

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Somebody can look you dead in the eye, say everything that you've been dying to hear, and they can still be lying to you. The science behind dece...

If My Own Children Can't Forgive Me, How Dare I Forgive Myself? | Episode 009

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The hardest truth about parental accountability isn't admitting you were wrong-  it's living with the consequences when your own children c...

His Voice Sounded Familiar — Because It Was | Ep. 008

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The voice of your abuser doesn't just sound familiar—it echoes the voices that shaped you long before you ever met them.This week, I sit down w...

Male Fragility: Why Accountability Feels Like an Attack | Ep. 007

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Male fragility isn't weakness - it's emotional inflexibility that becomes a weapon to avoid accountability. When men explode over basic feed...

You Can't Love Him Into Healing | Why Women Stay With Abusive Men | Ep. 006

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is going to hit different. I'm joined by therapist and domestic violence survivor Aishia Grevenberg to destroy the most dangerous my...

Why Therapy Can't Fix Abusive Men | The Truth About Misogyny vs Mental Health | Ep. 005

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is going to challenge everything you've been told about abusive men and why they do what they do. We're ditching the "he&a...

You're Not Confused — You're Being Manipulated | Ep. 004

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this explosive episode, Lisa and Dr. Peter Salerno drop a truth bomb that will change how you see manipulation forever. They dive deep into the unc...

Why Trauma Bonds Feel Like Love But Destroy You | Ep. 003

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and vulnerable episode, Lisa opens up about the confusing reality of trauma bonds - why they feel so much like love when they're actu...

The More They Reject You, The Harder You Try | Why We Chase Love That Hurts | Ep. 002

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When love feels like a battle you're desperate to win, something deeper is happening. In this vulnerable episode, I share my personal story of st...

The Podcast They Don't Want You Listening To | Ep. 001

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This Is the Podcast They Don’t Want You Listening ToYou weren’t too sensitive. You weren’t overreacting. You were abused — and no one told yo...