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Hosted by Sybil Cummin, MA, LPC, ACS · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 227 episodes
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If you're trying to protect your children while navigating an abusive ex, this podcast is for you. Because leaving the relationship didn't end the abuse, and no one prepared you for what came next. The Rising Beyond Podcast is for protective mothers navigating the overwhelming reality of sharing children with someone who continues patterns of manipulation, coercive control, or emotional abuse after separation. Join Sybil Cummin, licensed professional counselor, who has spent the last decade helping survivors and their children navigate this incredibly difficult chapter. Every week, we share trauma-informed education, nervous system insights, protective parenting strategies, and honest conversations about family court, post-separation abuse, and healing, so you can feel more confident, more grounded, and better equipped to protect both your children and yourself. Whether you're in the middle of family court, struggling with parenting alongside someo
Sybil Cummin, MA, LPC, ACS hosts The Rising Beyond Podcast, a health show with 227 episodes published.
This week's episode comes from a question I was asked by a group of family law attorneys. "What behaviors can we look for in a child that tell us coercive control or domestic violence is happening?" On the surface, it se
Leaving an abusive relationship is only the beginning. For many survivors, the legal system becomes the next obstacle, especially when financial abuse, intimidation, and limited access to legal representation leave them
You left the relationship. You're rebuilding your life. You're even trying to reconnect with friends. So why does every interaction leave you questioning everything? In this Friday Coaching Corner, I answer a listener qu
What do you do when the outcome you feared actually happens? What happens when you've lost time with your children, the professionals who were supposed to protect them didn't listen, and you're wondering how you're suppo
Colorado recently signed HB26-1309 into law, and many survivors and protective parents are asking what it actually means for families navigating family court. I break down what I am learning about HB26-1309, a bill focus
What if the therapy that was supposed to help actually made things worse? For many survivors of coercive control, couples therapy doesn't bring clarity, it deepens confusion, self-doubt, and shame. In this episode, I'm j
Attachment theory has become one of the most talked-about topics in the dating and relationship world. You have probably heard terms like anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, secure attachment, and disorganized attac
What if your body isn’t betraying you… but trying to protect you? In this episode, we’re rethinking the relationship survivors often have with their bodies after trauma. I’m joined by Karianne Gwinn to talk about the ver
Your child stopped fighting parenting time… but something still feels off. In this FCC episode, we unpack what may be happening when a young child goes from visible distress to emotional shutdown during transitions, how
What if “coparenting” isn’t failing because you are doing it wrong? And instead, it is not working because the map you were given on how to do it is not meant for “coparenting” with someone abusive. The way that our syst
If you're sharing children with an abusive or controlling ex, parenting can feel like walking a tightrope. Every mistake feels high stakes. Every emotional moment feels like evidence. And many protective moms carry a qui
What happens when a parenting plan leaves too much room for interpretation? In this episode, we’re talking about one of the biggest mistakes survivors make during divorce and custody negotiations: agreeing to vague paren
What if the reason you can’t relax… is because your body learned that calm never lasted and does not mean you are safe? In this episode, I’m talking about something so many survivors experience after coercive control and
What happens when the parent who was minimally involved suddenly becomes “Parent of the Year” once court professionals start watching? In this Friday Coaching Corner episode, we’re talking about a situation many protecti
We don’t talk enough about the real collateral damage of broken systems. And it’s not just survivors. It’s our kids. In this episode, I’m naming something that so many of you are living through but rarely see acknowledge
What actually happens when domestic violence cases enter the courtroom? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Carol Ann Peterson—expert witness, consultant, and longtime advocate—who brings a behind-the-scenes look at how a
A lot of survivors feel exhausted for a long time. Physically tired. Mentally overloaded. Emotionally drained. And then one day, something shifts. Anger shows up. And what surprises many people is not just the anger. It
What actually happens in a domestic violence assessment? And how do you know if you even need one? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Lisa Fontes, an expert in coercive control and domestic violence assessments, to talk
At some point in healing, a lot of people hit this moment: You were making progress. You were starting to feel a shift. And then… it feels like nothing is happening anymore. It can feel confusing. Frustrating. Even disco
When child protection gets involved, it can feel like everything your ex threatened is starting to happen. Many survivors were told: “If you leave, I’ll make sure everyone thinks you’re unstable—and I’ll take the kids.”
Brooke Deanne
Trauma Healing Mentor, Rapid Transformational Therapist (RTT), NLP Practitioner, Author of “Shattered, Broken, and Beautiful: Losing My Religion and Finding Faith.”
1 appearance on this show
Becky Sampson
Only Subpoenas™
1 appearance on this show
Jill Kaufman
Divorce Coach, and Co-parenting Expert
1 appearance on this show
Meg Groff
Attorney
1 appearance on this show
Karen McMahon
seasoned divorce coach, host of the Journey Beyond Divorce podcast · Journey Beyond Divorce
1 appearance on this show
Lola Reid Allin
former Airline Transport Rated Pilot, Class I Flight Instructor, Flight Examiner, author, photographer
1 appearance on this show
Lynn Stroud
advocate
1 appearance on this show
Amy Polacko
journalist, entrepreneur, author, speaker, podcaster, coach, devoted mom · Freedom Warrior Tribe
1 appearance on this show
Robyn Gobbel
author of Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors
1 appearance on this show
Lundy Bancroft
domestic violence educator and author
3 appearances on this show
Jillian Yuhas
Conflict and Communication Strategist · Boundary Badass
2 appearances on this show
Jan Yuhas
Conflict and Communication Strategist · Boundary Badass
2 appearances on this show
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