The Rising Beyond Podcast

Sybil Cummin, MA, LPC, ACS
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The Rising Beyond Podcast

Are you ready to thrive as you are coming out of a toxic or abusive relationship? Join Sybil Cummin, a licensed professional counselor who has specialized in working with victims and survivors of domestic violence and narcissistic abuse for over a decade and runs a membership community for women on their healing journey. On this podcast you will finally feel understood and your experience will be validated as you learn tangible strategies to handle family court, coparent with your abuser, improve your connection with your children, and heal from the trauma of narcissistic abuse and domestic violence.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Ep 130: Survivor Struggles, Legislative Wins, and Family Court Failures

    We'd love your feedback! What resonated for you in this episode? What do you want more of?What can we learn from all that happened in 2024?In this episode, I share some of the top themes that I have seen throughout the year based on the most listened to podcast episodes, my communications with the other advocates fighting for survivors of coercive control and domestic violence, and most importantly the clients and community members I have the honor to walk alongside every day.I have seen para...

    23 min

  2. DEC 11

    Ep 129: AImee One Year Later: Fighting Loneliness and Saving Time for Survivors of Abuse with Anne Wintemute

    We'd love your feedback! What resonated for you in this episode? What do you want more of?Post separation abuse resources are still scarce even though it is no longer a secret that abuse continues after a victim leaves the relationship.Feeling like you are on your own as you read and respond to your co-parent’s messages in your co-parenting app or as you search through hundreds of messages to find that one thread that your attorney has asked you to find by the end of the day is common for sur...

    41 min

  3. DEC 4

    Ep 128: When Hope Feels Out of Reach for Domestic Violence Survivors

    We'd love your feedback! What resonated for you in this episode? What do you want more of?Navigating the family court system with an abusive ex can feel like an endless, uphill battle. And with our current system broken and the current state of our world, the idea of “finding hope” and positivity may not feel possible.In this episode, we explore how to find steadiness and strength when hope feels out of reach. Instead of relying on external outcomes, we discuss how cultivating resilience...

    21 min

  4. NOV 27

    Ep 127: Stuck in Your Head? The Role of Emotions as You Heal from Abuse with Bre Wolta

    We'd love your feedback! What resonated for you in this episode? What do you want more of?Do you ever feel like you are stuck in your head?It may mean that you need to get out of your thoughts and into your body and emotions.On this week’s episode we do a deep dive with Bre Wolta, a relationship coach and certified EFT practitioner, on her experiences leaving an abusive relationship and the invaluable lessons about boundaries, self-worth, and the illusion of "potential land” she learned on he...

    46 min

  5. NOV 20

    Ep 126: Can Narcissists Change? What Family Court and Survivors Need to Know

    We'd love your feedback! What resonated for you in this episode? What do you want more of?What does the family court system and other systems need to know about the realistic time it will take someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) or those who are high on the continuum of narcissism to actually change?That is if they are willing to change.And if you are struggling to leave, hoping that your partner will make the changes they have promised, what do you need to know?In this episo...

    27 min

  6. NOV 13

    Ep 125: Shining a Light on Family Court Failures with Rachel Pickrel-Hawkins and Erin Siegal

    We'd love your feedback! What resonated for you in this episode? What do you want more of?Transparency is a requirement for any meaningful change in our family court system for survivors of domestic violence and narcissistic abuse. This is extremely apparent when you hear the horror stories of survivors day after day of their time and retraumatization in family court.And just recently, the curtain has been pulled back to allow the world to see what is really going on when a survivor of ...

    54 min

  7. NOV 6

    Ep 124: Leveraging Your Expertise for Better Custody Outcomes in Family Court with Julie Nabors

    We'd love your feedback! What resonated for you in this episode? What do you want more of?Coercive control and dv thrive in secrecy and so for many reasons victims lose their voices in the process of these relationships. Once a victim has left they have to make the decision of what parts of their story to share and with whom. This is especially important when a victim finds themselves in the family court system trying to protect their family.When facing a divorce with your abusive...

    44 min

  8. OCT 30

    Ep 123: No Accountability for Abusers: Is There Anything a Survivor of Domestic Violence Can Do to Change This?

    We'd love your feedback! What resonated for you in this episode? What do you want more of?Are awareness and education the best option for decreasing the rates of domestic violence and coercive control?While it is important, we have been bringing awareness to the public since 1987 and it doesn’t feel like a lot has changed.What I believe will have the most impact is accountability for those that perpetrate family violence and coercive control on others? And I am not the only one. But why...

    23 min
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Are you ready to thrive as you are coming out of a toxic or abusive relationship? Join Sybil Cummin, a licensed professional counselor who has specialized in working with victims and survivors of domestic violence and narcissistic abuse for over a decade and runs a membership community for women on their healing journey. On this podcast you will finally feel understood and your experience will be validated as you learn tangible strategies to handle family court, coparent with your abuser, improve your connection with your children, and heal from the trauma of narcissistic abuse and domestic violence.

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  • Creator
    Sybil Cummin, MA, LPC, ACS
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    130
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The Rising Beyond Podcast
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