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Gaslighting, Trauma & Healing After Divorce with Kristen Crabtree

In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Kristen Crabtree, certified divorce coach, author of Be the You That’s More You Than You’ve Ever Been, and creator of the Paramour Paradox.

Kristen shares her deeply personal story of surviving 22 years in a psychologically abusive same-sex marriage, where silence replaced disagreement and survival strategies replaced self-expression. She opens up about how emotional abuse slowly erodes identity, confidence, and self-trust—and why its damage often goes unseen.

Together, Deborah and Kristen explore:

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