Episode 44: Finding Your Voice After Emotional and Financial Abuse with Amanda J. Scott
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Trigger Warning: Abuse
In this powerful episode, we sit with Amanda J. Scott—author, advocate, and survivor—for an honest conversation about reclaiming your voice after emotional and financial abuse. After spending 17 years in a marriage marked by isolation and control, Amanda shares how breaking the silence became essential to her healing and her journey back to herself.
Amanda reflects on how core values can act as a compass when rebuilding self-worth after trauma, and why women healing from emotional abuse need safe, affirming relationships to remind them they are not alone. This conversation highlights the life-saving impact of women supporting women, the importance of boundaries, and what it looks like to stop tolerating disrespect in the name of love.
We also explore the courage it took for Amanda to tell her story in her book, Finding My Way Back To Me, chronicling the moment she chose to leave her abusive marriage and reclaim her identity. By embracing every layer of herself, Amanda found resilience, empowerment, and the strength to live authentically—modeling self-respect and healthy relationships for her daughters.
This episode is a reminder that women’s stories matter, healing after abuse is possible, and it’s never too late to choose yourself.
As Amanda beautifully says: “It’s never too late to come home to yourself.”
Ways to Engage: Ask yourself, “What does love look like for me? What does a healthy relationship look like to me?” Don’t look at what other people have or what other people say you should have. Ask yourself these questions and answer honestly, intentionally, and without expectations. Once you have your answer, start the journey towards living this.
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Timestamps:
Prioritizing Self Care - ( 3:02 )
Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 8:32 )
Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 10:38 )
Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 18:05 )
Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 23:06 )
Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 25:33 )
Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 29:10 )
Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 30:51 )
5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 34:52 )
5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 38:56 ))
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Resources:
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Text START to 88788
The Center For Relationship Abuse Awareness (Education & Action)
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