Healing From Emotional Abuse: Introducing Sami Litchert: Boundaries, Toxic Relationships & Survivor Stories

Meet the new co-host transforming your healing journey. Sami Litchert joins us to explore the relationships that matter—toxic relationship recovery, healthy relationship building, and the power of survivors sharing their stories. If you're breaking free from emotional abuse, learning to set boundaries, or supporting someone on their healing path, this episode is a turning point. Together, we're creating a safe space where survivors are celebrated and empowered. Join us as we dive into what healthy relationships look like and why your story—and your boundaries—are worth protecting. Episode Transcript: https://marissafayecohen.com/healing-from-emotional-abuse-introducing-sami-litchert-boundaries-toxic-relationships-survivor-stories/   📍 📍 📍 📍 📍 Welcome to Healing From Emotional Abuse, the award-winning podcast that sheds light on the journey from victim to survivor. I'm your host Marissa f Cohen, and I'm thrilled to have you join us on this empowering and healing adventure, the Healing from Emotional Abuse podcast. Isn't just another conversation. It's a sanctuary for those who have endured abuse and are determined to reclaim their lives. Through interviews with inspiring survivors, experts, and advocates, we aim to break the silence surrounding abuse and empower our listeners with the knowledge. Support and resources they need to break free from their past. Our mission is to provide a safe space where survivors can share their stories, find solace in knowing they're not alone, and discover the strength within themselves to heal and thrive. Each episode is filled with powerful narratives, practical strategies, and compassionate guidance to help you overcome the lingering effects of abuse and build a brighter future. It brings me immense joy to announce that the Healing from Emotional Abuse Podcast has been honored with the prestigious Purple Ribbon Award for outstanding domestic violence podcasts by domestic shelters.org, recognizing our commitment to raising awareness about abuse. And offering hope to survivors worldwide. We have hit top 10% globally and top podcast in 25 countries. This accolade is a testament to the incredible guests who have shared their stories and the tremendous support from our devoted listeners. Thank you so much. Whether you're a survivor seeking healing, a friend or family member wanting to understand and support, or an advocate dedicated to creating a safer world, this podcast is for you. Our conversations delve into topics such as emotional, physical, financial, and psychological abuse, recovery techniques, self-care strategies. Legal rights and much, much more. Join us as we embark on this transformative journey together. Subscribe to healing from emotional abuse on your favorite podcast platform. And remember, your story matters, and you have the power to break your silence from the chains of abuse. I'm your host. Marissa f Cohen, and this is healing from emotional abuse. Let's reclaim our lives and empower one another.   📍 📍 Welcome back to the Healing for Emotional Abuse Podcast. I'm your host Marissa, and I first wanna start off by apologizing. This podcast has been going for about five years actually five and a half now, but I took about a two year hiatus. Because I got really into speaking and was traveling all the time, became really hard to manage, and so the podcast fell by the wayside. So for everyone listening, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to like completely desert you. I'm still here for you. I'm still an advocate and a survivor, and I'm still talking about relationships and abuse and sexual assault and trauma. Just on a different medium. But then I met through all this journey. I met Sami.  And Sami is incredible. She's an advocate. She is like an outspoken supporter of survivors, and she has been really helpful to me along my speaking journey. Keeping me organized and just being like an incredible person. And we had a conversation a few weeks ago where we discussed her coming on to co-host the Healing from Emotional Abuse podcast, and I'm so excited to introduce you to our co-host of the Healing from Emotional Abuse Podcast. Sami, welcome on Sami. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for having me. I'm so excited. So tell us a little bit about yourself, like introduce, you know yourself to our listeners. Awesome. Yeah, so my name's Sami Licher, I started out with in higher education, worked through there. I don't really know where to go from that. I did my higher ed trips and then I took a step out and I worked in a leadership company for a few years, and that's where I actually met Marissa. That's where I then one thing led to another, and now I get to see her almost every week which is wonderful. And now we're here helping out. Thank you so much, Sami. It's so nice to be able to do this with you and get to know you more. I know you pretty well I think, being able to like, introduce you to our ...