Deana and Lizzie are two women whose lives unexpectedly crossed through a shared past with the same emotionally abusive partner. From that pain came Surviving Toxic Relationships—a faith-based podcast about truth, healing, and empowerment after emotional and relational abuse.Grounded in faith and guided by God’s grace, they share honest conversations about manipulation, betrayal, gaslighting, trauma bonding, and recovery. Their mission isn’t to label anyone—it’s to reveal the patterns of toxic relationships and show how healing and freedom are possible through faith.Each episode invites listeners into a space of hope, restoration, and renewal—where women can re...
Recent Episodes
Episode #95: How Toxic Relationships Keep Women Stuck | Nikki Allen on Abuse, Trauma Bonds, and Healing
11 Mar 2026
Episode #94: When Scripture Is Used to Control | Spiritual Confusion, Marriage, and Discernment
9 Mar 2026
Episode #93:When Intimacy Disappears: The Hidden Sign You’re in a Toxic Relationship. Dr Jordin Wiggins
4 Mar 2026
Episode #92: Christian Boundaries vs Walls: Protecting Your Peace in Toxic or Spiritually Confusing Relationships
2 Mar 2026
Episode #91: Before You Hire a Divorce Lawyer… Listen to This | Mediation, Narcissists & High-Conflict Divorce
25 Feb 2026
Episode #90: What Is Discernment? Faith-Based Relationship Wisdom for Mothers Raising Daughters (And Every Christian Woman)
23 Feb 2026
Episode #89: Renewing the Mind After Trauma & Addiction | Faith, Neuroscience, and Freedom with Roseanne Forte
18 Feb 2026
Episode #88: Escaping Narcissistic Abuse After 20 Years | Skye Bellarmine on Healing, Faith, and Reclaiming Your Life
11 Feb 2026
Episode #87: Why “Keeping the Peace” Is Destroying Families: Conflict, Boundaries & Self-Advocacy with Jen Fry
4 Feb 2026
Episode #86: He Rescued a Stranger in a Devastating Car Accident; Then Discovered It Was His Father?
28 Jan 2026
Episode #85: When Toxic Families Turn on You
21 Jan 2026
Episode 84: Healing After Bullying & Emotional Abuse: Breaking Limiting Beliefs to Live Free | Brooke DeBoer
13 Jan 2026
Episode 83: When the Truth Comes Out: Private Investigator Ken Childs on Narcissists, Double Lives, and Protecting Yourself!
6 Jan 2026
Episode 82: When Faith, Marriage, and Abuse Collide: My Journey Out of Religious and Emotional Control
30 Dec 2025
Episode 81: Write Your Next Chapter: Turning Pain into Purpose Through Publishing with Terry Whalin
26 Dec 2025
Podcast Trailer: Surviving Toxic Relationships with The Matadoras (aka Deana & Lizzie)
24 Dec 2025
Episode 80: When the Holidays Don’t Feel the Same: Healing, Grief & Finding Peace After Toxic Relationships
19 Dec 2025
Episode 79: Holiday Self-Care for Women Who Are Emotionally Exhausted
17 Dec 2025
Episode #78: Adapt & Advance! Faith That Survives the Fire! Dr. Wole Babatunde on Turning Pain into Purpose
13 Dec 2025
Episode #77: I Put My Fibromyalgia Into Remission!
4 Dec 2025
Episode #76: Fear-Based Leaders: How to Spot Them and Stop Them from Breaking You
19 Nov 2025
Episode #75: Feeling Broken After Loss? Listen to This!
12 Nov 2025
Episode #74: Exposing Serial Predators, How Technology is Helping Survivors Connect & Heal
6 Nov 2025
Episode #73: The "Now What" of Leaving a Toxic Relationship
29 Oct 2025
Episode #72: From Toxic Patterns to Self Love; Jonathan Aslay on Healing After Loss
22 Oct 2025
Episode #71: Sick, Stuck, and Still Worthy: Deborah Weed’s Powerful Midlife Comeback
15 Oct 2025
Episode #70: How to Stop Being Codependent; Self Esteem, Boundaries, and Inner Healing
9 Oct 2025
Episode #69: Am I The Toxic One in the Relationship??
1 Oct 2025
Episode #68: Leaving A Narcissist; Why It's So Hard, And How to Stay Free
24 Sep 2025
Episode #67: Strength of Scars: Surviving Childhood Trauma, Adoption, Abuse & Finding God
