How Did I Get Here? https://circumstancepodcast.com/podcasts/how-did-i-get-here/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:56 +0000 en-US © 2026 Circumstance Podcast Unlocking different perspectives that shape our lives Circumstance Podcast Circumstance Podcast false yes 32b68a53-277a-5fdb-804b-0800143e730c https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 221821901 S1 | S5E4 – Series: How Did I Get Here? – The Exit – Aftermath and Moving On https://circumstancepodcast.com/podcast/s1-s5e4-series-how-did-i-get-here-the-exit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=s1-s5e4-series-how-did-i-get-here-the-exit Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:29:11 +0000 https://circumstancepodcast.com/?post_type=podcast&p=2496 In “The Exit,” Gina Cafasso and Colleen explore the themes of leaving abuse, healing, and reclaiming identity. Listen to the Circumstance Podcast. In the final episode of How Did I Get Here?, “The Exit,” host Gina Cafasso talks with Colleen, a woman who found herself trapped in a life that was breaking her spirit, but […]

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]]> In “The Exit,” Gina Cafasso and Colleen explore the themes of leaving abuse, healing, and reclaiming identity. Listen to the Circumstance Podcast. In the final episode of How Did I Get Here?, “The Exit,” host Gina Cafasso talks with Colleen, a woman who found herself trapped in a life that was breaking her spirit, but […]

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]]> https://i0.wp.com/circumstancepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Exit-Final.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1 S1 | S5E4 – Series: How Did I Get Here? – The Exit – Aftermath and Moving On true no 32:52 Yes no S1 | S5E3 – Series: How Did I Get Here? – The Hold – Why She Stayed https://circumstancepodcast.com/podcast/s1-s5e3-series-how-did-i-get-here-the-hold-why-she-stayed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=s1-s5e3-series-how-did-i-get-here-the-hold-why-she-stayed Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:39:37 +0000 https://circumstancepodcast.com/?post_type=podcast&p=2475 In this episode of The How Did I Get Here? series, we explore why people stay in painful, emotionally abusive relationships—even when trust is broken and fear replaces connection. Unpacking trauma bonds, gaslighting, and the psychological patterns that trap us, we reveal the subtle ways emotional manipulation unfolds. Through real-life stories and expert insights, listeners […]

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]]> In this episode of The How Did I Get Here? series, we explore why people stay in painful, emotionally abusive relationships—even when trust is broken and fear replaces connection. Unpacking trauma bonds, gaslighting, and the psychological patterns that trap us, we reveal the subtle ways emotional manipulation unfolds. Through real-life stories and expert insights, listeners […]

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]]> https://i0.wp.com/circumstancepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WhySheStayed.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1 S1 | S5E3 – Series: How Did I Get Here? – The Hold – Why She Stayed false no 35:12 No no S1 | S5E2 – Series: How Did I Get Here? – The Shift – When Love Turned https://circumstancepodcast.com/podcast/s1-s5e2-series-how-did-i-get-here-the-shift-when-love-turned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=s1-s5e2-series-how-did-i-get-here-the-shift-when-love-turned Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://circumstancepodcast.com/?post_type=podcast&p=2463 Love rarely breaks in a single moment—it shifts, subtly at first, then unmistakably. Like roads that once felt inviting but later became isolating, this episode explores how warmth and devotion can gradually turn into control, insecurity, and isolation, so imperceptibly at first that recognizing the change feels impossible. We examine how love transitions, the early […]

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]]> Love rarely breaks in a single moment—it shifts, subtly at first, then unmistakably. Like roads that once felt inviting but later became isolating, this episode explores how warmth and devotion can gradually turn into control, insecurity, and isolation, so imperceptibly at first that recognizing the change feels impossible. We examine how love transitions, the early […]

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]]> https://i0.wp.com/circumstancepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/The-Shift.png?fit=1023%2C613&ssl=1 S1 | S5E2 – Series: How Did I Get Here? – The Shift – When Love Turned true no 41:40 Yes no S1 | S5E1 – Series: How Did I Get Here? – The Hook – How He Got Her https://circumstancepodcast.com/podcast/s1-s5e1-series-how-did-i-get-here-the-hook-how-he-got-her/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=s1-s5e1-series-how-did-i-get-here-the-hook-how-he-got-her Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:57:31 +0000 https://circumstancepodcast.com/?post_type=podcast&p=2449 In the premiere of How Did I Get Here?, “The Hook – How He Got Her,” we unpack the powerful beginning of a relationship that felt like destiny, but slowly revealed a pattern of emotional manipulation and control. Was it love, or something far more deceptive? This episode dives into the psychology of toxic attraction, […]

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]]> full In the premiere of How Did I Get Here?, “The Hook – How He Got Her,” we unpack the powerful beginning of a relationship that felt like destiny, but slowly revealed a pattern of emotional manipulation and control. Was it love, or something far more deceptive? This episode dives into the psychology of toxic attraction, […]

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