How does an abusive person become an abusive person?

About this episode

The episode explores the reasons behind abusive behavior, including childhood experiences and mental health issues.

There's got to be a reason someone becomes abusive, right? All abusers abused as children... is that it? Maybe it's a mental health issue. Maybe it's none, some, or all of the above. Or maybe it's something else.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Colaianni

Topics covered

• abuse
• mental health
• childhood trauma
• relationship dynamics
• emotional abuse

Keywords

• abusive behavior
• mental health
• childhood abuse
• relationship abuse
• emotional trauma

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