How to heal from abusive relationships + identifying red flags in a relationship, and how to identify & help someone in an abusive relationship

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Early bird tickets on sale now for my 2021 Mental Health Retreat: https://www.drleafconference.com Get a free Cleaning up your Mental Mess workbook when you sign up for my weekly newsletter at drleaf.com SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak to Ashley Bendiksen, an expert in abuse prevention and personal development, national speaker, Top Youth Speaker, certified life empowerment coach, author, nonprofit founder, award-winning activist, and founder of the Blue Hearts Project. We discuss the wide-teaching impact of domestic violence, how Ashley uses her experiences to educate and help others, the warning signs of domestic violence, how to help someone who may be in an abusive relationship, the importance of teaching our children about healthy relationships, and so much more! Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/healing-from-abusive-relationships-how-to-identify-red-flags-in-a-relationship-how-to-help-someone-in-an-abusive-relationship OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Athletic Greens: To get one year free supply of vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order see: athleticgreens.com/LEAF. -Boll & Branch: Get an exclusive 15% off your first set of sheets with promo code DRLEAF at bollandbranch.com. PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: 2:30, 7:22 Ashley’s story & how she used her experiences to help others 12:10 Ashely’s decision to start living her life differently 15:05 How to start healing after an abusive relationship 17:10 Why healing is an ongoing journey, not just a destination 20:30 What to do if you want to end an abusive relationship 24:00 The red flags to watch out for in a relationship 29:30 Why domestic abuse education is so important 31:00 How to teach our children about the difference between healthy & toxic relationships 42:40 The importance of healthy boundaries 44:00 How to help a loved one who may be in an abusive relationship 49:00 Why we need to take care of ourselves & practice self-care 50:20 How to help someone who is struggling with memory loss, dementia or Alzheimer’s -Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com -Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app -Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies: -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:44.1	Hi, I'm Dr. Caroline Leif and welcome to my podcast, Cleaning Up the Mental Mass.
0:55.6	In today's podcast, I interview Ashley Bendixson, who is an expert in abuse prevention and personal
1:02.3	development and a national speaker and top youth speaker.
1:06.9	She's also a certified life empowerment coach, author, man-profit founder, award-winning activist
1:13.8	and founder of the Blue Hearts Project.
1:16.5	We are going to talk about domestic violence and how domestic violence impacts one in four
1:22.1	women and countless individuals of all gender identities.
1:26.9	Ashley tells her story, how she experienced domestic violence, and how she's turned her experience
1:32.5	into helping others.
1:34.1	But before we begin, I just want to remind you that this year we are doing my conference
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