The Rising Beyond Podcast

Ep 122: The Hidden Damage of Isolation: Restoring Brain Health After Domestic Abuse with Social Connections

Sybil Cummin, MA, LPC, ACS Season 1 Episode 122

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Isolation as a tactic of narcissistic abuse and domestic violence is fairly well understood, however are there larger consequences to continued isolation post separation?

Similar to the scores from the Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale (ACES), isolation has been shown to have long term negative impacts on your physical, mental, and brain health.

In this episode of The Rising Beyond Podcast you will come along with me as I learn more about how the tactic of isolation can impair your brain’s ability to heal through neuroplasticity and impair its ability to form new connections.  

I take a look at: 

  • Why isolation is so helpful to the abuser to maintain power and control during the relationship as well as post separation
  • The negative long term effects of isolation
  • How social connections can be the number one tool for healing and getting your brain function back on track.


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