Episode 5: "Cultivating freedom: A personal Journey" with Bestselling author C.F Micky

What happens when a "life sentence" isn't served in a cell, but inside your own home? On this powerful episode of Empowered with JoJo, host JoJo Horn sits down with best-selling author and survivor Caty to pull back the curtain on a staggering 33-year narcissistic marriage.
For over three decades, Caty lived through the subtle, calculated dismantling of her reality. Today, she’s sharing the "receipts" of her journey—from the "boiling frog" effect of slow-drip gaslighting to the moment her body finally screamed that it could no longer survive the stress.
In this deep-dive conversation, we explore:
The Psychological Warfare: How narcissistic abuse moves from "love-bombing" to total isolation, and why it can take decades to see the mask slip.
The Physical Toll: The literal health consequences of living in a 33-year state of "fight or flight."
The Impossible Shift: The terrifying and beautiful moment Caty chose the unknown over a familiar prison.
Reclaiming the "Self": How to figure out who you are, what you love, and how to use your voice after it’s been silenced for a generation.
Caty’s mission is to raise radical awareness about the soul-crushing detriment of narcissistic abuse and to prove that it is never too late to break free. Whether you are in year one or year thirty, this episode is a roadmap for anyone ready to stop living in the shadows and start walking in their light.
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Book: Cultvating freedom: A personal Journey

Website: CultivatingFreedom.ca