Recognizing a Trauma Bond
The Southern Tea
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4.3 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Coming to you STILL from the "Polly Pocket" Airbnb in New York, Lindsie dives deep into the aftermath of her recent breakup, exploring the painful reality of trauma bonds and the the toxic cycle she navigated. In this revealing episode, Lindsie along with Madison and Alessandra, discusses the physical and emotional toll of manipulation, the thin line between dependency and codependency, and the forced detachment that comes with a public split. Lindsie also addresses the US Weekly article regarding a custody situation and reclaiming her right to share her own story on her own terms.
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| 0:00.0 | Maybe I'm just like weird, maybe I'm crunchy. |
| 0:03.6 | This is the Southern Tea with Lindsay Crisly. |
| 0:06.2 | I think it's so funny when you get Christmas cards and all of these people write their children's accomplishments on the back. |
| 0:12.6 | I don't love them. |
| 0:13.8 | A Southern girl and a boy mom who's trying to navigate life while staying true to her roots. |
| 0:18.7 | I am a functioning, non-functioning human being right now. |
| 0:22.7 | Join Lindsay each week as she swears to spill the tea, the whole tea, and nothing but the tea. |
| 0:28.6 | That is the tea. Here's Lindsay. |
| 0:33.9 | Good morning and welcome back to another episode of the Southern Tea. We abruptly ended our last |
| 0:40.5 | episode talking about trauma bonds. And I feel like that cannot be an abrupt end. We are still in New York |
| 0:48.0 | City. We're still here. We're on the Polly Pocket couch and the Polly Pocket Airbnb. |
| 0:54.5 | And honestly, you know what this Airbnb reminds me of? |
| 0:56.9 | And I couldn't put my finger on it. |
| 0:58.7 | It reminds me of what's that actor that's in The Doubtfire? |
| 1:04.4 | Robin Williams, like his divorce apartment. |
| 1:06.5 | Like, it's giving Robin Williams divorce apartment. |
| 1:10.9 | This is literally an illegal build. |
| 1:12.7 | Like you can't convince me otherwise. |
| 1:14.6 | No, this is crazy. |
| 1:15.6 | There is quite literally, and I don't know if it's a smoke detector or if it's a carbon |
| 1:20.4 | monoxide detector, but it has like a black bag. |
| 1:24.0 | It's covered in a trash bag. |
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