The Rising Beyond Podcast
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 someone who continues patterns of control, or simply trying to become the parent you want to be after everything you've survived, you'll find validation, practical guidance, and hope here.
The Rising Beyond Podcast
Latest Episodes
Bonus Coaching Session: When He Keeps Violating the Protection Order: Should You Keep Reporting?
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and in this Friday Coaching Corner, we’re talking about what happens when a survivor follows all the directions she has been given and is still left feeling unprotected.A mother has a protect...
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Ep 227: That Thing That Makes Your Shoulders Drop? It Matters
What makes your shoulders drop?Maybe it’s hearing a familiar voice. Pulling on your favorite sweatshirt. Sitting in the one chair where your body seems to soften. Spending a few quiet minutes in your car. Or being with someone who doesn’...
Ep 226: When the Survivor Is Also a Police Officer with Dottie Davis
What happens when a police officer is experiencing domestic violence—and the person harming her is also in law enforcement?Dottie Davis served with the Fort Wayne Police Department for 32 years and rose to the rank of Deputy Chief. But h...
Ep 225: You Are More Than What Happened to You with Anne Paphitis
When you are still dealing with coercive control or post-separation abuse, healing can feel impossible. How do you rebuild a life when the abuse has not completely ended?In this episode, I’m joined by Anne Paphitis, a survivor and life c...
Ep 224: When the Professionals on Your Team Aren't Actually a Team
If you have ever had your therapist tell you, "That's a legal issue, talk to your attorney," only to have your attorney tell you, "That's something to talk about with your therapist," you know how frustrating it can be to feel like you're the o...
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