My Mother the Psychopath: 48 Years of Poison | Karen Teasdale

About this episode

Karen Teasdale shares her harrowing experience of growing up with a psychopathic mother and how she ultimately found her voice after years of abuse.

Karen Teasdale grew up in a small village outside Newcastle, raised by a mother with what psychiatrists would later confirm was a psychopathic brain. From the age of four, Karen was beaten with a leather belt, isolated from friends, poisoned, and gaslit so relentlessly she lost all faith in herself. It went on for 48 years. In this episode of Secrets of the Underworld, Neil sits down with Karen to hear how she survived a lifetime of calculated abuse — and how she's finally found her voice. Her story is told in full in her book, Poison Kisses . Get Karen Teasdale's Book Here : https://www.amazon.com.au/Poison-Kisses-Karen-Teasdale-ebook/dp/B0FD85LV7L See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Neil

Guest: Karen Teasdale

Topics covered

• psychopathy
• abuse
• survival
• family trauma
• mental health

Keywords

• psychopath
• abuse
• gaslighting
• survivor
• mental health
• family trauma
• Poison Kisses

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Poison Kisses

Places: Newcastle

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