Does This Count As Abuse? Understanding When it's Time to Leave an Unhealthy Marriage: with Author & Podcast Host Kate Anthony

Have you been in a relationship and wondered, "is this abuse?" This week, Michelle Dempsey-Multack welcomes back podcast host & author Kate Anthony to discuss what abuse looks like and when it is time to leave an unhealthy marriage. Kate opens up to Michelle about her "frog in boiling water" analogy and how you can leave a relationship before staying for too long. In this informational episode, Michelle and Kate will cover: How to break the cycle and leave an unhealthy marriage Understanding that having empathy does not make you responsible for someone's feelings Giving yourself compassion It is not your responsibility to heal your partner's trauma AND SO MUCH MORE Kate Anthony is the author of The D Word: Making the Ultimate Decision About Your Marriage, host of the critically acclaimed and New York Times recommended podcast The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast and the creator of the groundbreaking online coaching program, Should I Stay or Should I Go? which helps women make the most difficult decision of their lives using coaching tools, relationship education, geeky neuroscience, community support, and deep self-work. Kate empowers women to find their strength, passion, and confidence even in the most disempowering of circumstances and helps them move forward with concrete plans set on a solid foundation, putting their children at the center (not in the middle) of all their decisions. Kate is trained in various coaching modalities with two of the top coach training organizations in the world. Additionally, Kate is certified as a Domestic Violence Victim’s Advocate by the state of California, as a Co-Parenting Specialist by the Mosten Guthrie Academy, and as a High Conflict Divorce Coach by Tina Swithin’s High Conflict Divorce Coaching Certification Program. In addition to her online programs, Kate works privately with clients all over the world.  Kate lives in Los Angeles with her teenage son, whom she lovingly co-parents with her ex-husband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices