Manipulation & Coercive Control After Betrayal: How to Spot It and Break Free | E242

2025-05-23

Is it love—or control? In this powerful episode, I'm exposing 10 subtle yet devastating ways manipulation and coercive control show up after infidelity. From spiritual guilt-tripping to emotional blackmail, learn how to recognize toxic patterns that keep you stuck, second-guessing, and silenced. If he only “behaves” when you threaten to leave or uses your faith to keep you from setting boundaries, it’s time to reclaim your voice. Listen in and discover: How to discern between love and control What it really means when your boundaries feel negotiable How to break the cycle of peaceke...

Is it love—or control? In this powerful episode, I'm exposing 10 subtle yet devastating ways manipulation and coercive control show up after infidelity.

From spiritual guilt-tripping to emotional blackmail, learn how to recognize toxic patterns that keep you stuck, second-guessing, and silenced. If he only “behaves” when you threaten to leave or uses your faith to keep you from setting boundaries, it’s time to reclaim your voice.

Listen in and discover:

How to discern between love and control
What it really means when your boundaries feel negotiable
How to break the cycle of peacekeeping through self-sacrifice
A biblical path to freedom, clarity, and healing

Ready to heal from betrayal God’s way?
Join the Roadmap to Recovery coaching program at https://lisalimehouse.com/r2r-group-coaching

Show Notes

Episode: Manipulation & Coercive Control After Betrayal
Host: Lisa Limehouse, Betrayal Trauma Specialist

What We Cover in This Episode:

When "loving gestures" are actually veiled control
How faith can be twisted to guilt you into staying
The emotional blackmail behind “If you leave me, I’ll fall apart”
When your trauma is used against you
Spiritual conversations that leave you confused instead of comforted
What it means when change only happens after a threat
Why you keep giving in to keep the peace—and how to stop
What constant second-guessing reveals
How confusion is used as a tool of control
Why your boundaries never seem to “stick”

Resources Mentioned:

Roadmap to Recovery: Healing from Betrayal God’s Way
Group coaching for Christian women ready to heal from betrayal.
Join now at: https://lisalimehouse.com/r2r-group-coaching

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