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trauma bonding
Trauma bonding is a psychological phenomenon in which abuse victims develop intense emotional attachments to their abusers through cycles of intermittent reinforcement—alternating between harm and moments of perceived care or relief.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche uses tarot readings as a tool to identify and illuminate trauma bonds in real-time, particularly with young women in dangerous relationships with obsessive exes. The show frames trauma bonding as a critical pattern to recognize and break, pairing psychological understanding with practical strategies like no contact to help people escape cycles of emotional enmeshment with their abusers.
Episodes (6)
Friday Hangout Open Panel
A Friday hangout open panel episode where Psyche hosts an emotional livestream discussing personal struggles with relationships, trauma bonding, and community dynamics while welcoming guests to chat and call in.
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Inside the Mind Real Stories of Schizophrenia
A tarot reader named Laura shares a story about giving an impromptu reading to a young woman at an assisted living facility, which revealed concerning details about an abusive ex-boyfriend.
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🐇 Rabbit Hole
Topics that frequently appear alongside trauma bonding
toxic relationshipsToxic relationships are interpersonal connections characterized by manipulation, betrayal, psychological harm, and imbalanced power dynamics that damage participants' emotional and spiritual well-being.tarotTarot is a divination system using a deck of symbolic cards, traditionally organized into the major and minor arcana, that readers interpret to gain insight into past, present, and future circumstances or psychological states.domestic abuseDomestic abuse is a pattern of controlling, violent, or threatening behavior by one intimate partner toward another, often involving physical harm, emotional manipulation, or isolation.psychologyPsychology is the study of human behavior, cognition, and emotional processes, encompassing trauma, perception, sensitivity, and the mechanisms underlying consciousness and survival.intuitive readingIntuitive reading is the practice of interpreting divination tools—primarily tarot—by relying on spiritual insight and immediate perception rather than strict system-based meanings alone.
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