What Is Trauma Bonding? Whitney’s Real Story of Escape
with Whitney
About this episode
Whitney's story is what happens when pain trains you to confuse chaos with love. She lived through psychological abuse and got trapped in toxic relationships. Whitney explains trauma bonding like addiction. Love bombing. Then manipulation. Then withdrawal. Her breakthrough came in August 2021 when she cut the relationship cold turkey. She later self-admitted into a behavioral health unit to save her life. That's what survival looks like sometimes.
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Rebuilding Life After Addiction is a weekly conversation for anyone walking the long road of recovery, and for the families walking it with them.
Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant, two guys with over 40 years of combined recovery between them. Justin is a former meth addict who went through Teen Challenge in 2005, spent nearly two decades in recovery ministry leadership, and now helps families navigate addiction through content, referrals, and real talk. Robert served 18 years in prison before finding freedom through faith-based recovery. Today he leads family support calls at Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge and brings a perspective that only comes from living it.
Each episode features honest conversations about faith, identity, and what it actually looks like to stay free. Not surface-level recovery talk. Not religious platitudes. Real stories from real people who've been in the pit and climbed out.
Whether you're rebuilding your own life, loving someone who is, or serving in ministry, this podcast is for you.
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