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My Ruby Slippers
A mother and her adult child walk the yellow brick road of healing after surviving emotional, spiritual, and financial abuse from the same abuser. This show explores what it means to come home to yourself after betrayal, trauma, and loss. With raw honesty, vulnerability, and a touch of humor, they discuss recovery, rebuilding self-worth, & discovering their inner strength.
Episodes
12 episodes
Grieving Abusers & Complicated People
What happens when the person you're grieving is also part of your trauma? In this episode of My Ruby Slippers, Lilly explores the tangled emotions of mourning someone who wasn’t safe — and the grief that doesn't fit inside a symp...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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36:44
Fireworks & Flashbacks: The Quiet Side of July 4th
What if freedom doesn’t look like fireworks and parades? In this deeply personal solo episode, Lilly shares how the Fourth of July can be a triggering time for trauma survivors. From panic attacks and PTSD to reclaiming peace through something ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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27:10
Spiritual Abuse Part 2: Weaponized Faith
Mother and adult child dive deeper into their personal stories of when their faith was weaponized against them. How much does God hate divorce? I think He probably loves you more.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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43:14
Spiritual Gaslighting: Human Hands, Human Errors
Ever been told “God said so”... and something didn’t feel right? In this episode, Lilly and Cilly unpack how spiritual teachings get twisted by imperfect people with varying agendas. From misquoted verses to the myth of making a heavenly RS...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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42:42
No Still Matters In Marriage
This episode gently explores the power of naming abuse in a place where many are taught it can’t exist—inside the physicality of a marriage. A vulnerable solo episode from Lilly about reclaiming voice, agency, and truth.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:33
Mission ImPossible (But We Do It In Ruby Slippers)
This empowering episode of My Ruby Slippers explores how trauma can make healing, identity, and change feel impossible—and why they aren’t. Through personal stories of survival, self-discovery, and brave choices, Lilly and Cilly share ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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34:08
Running Away, Coming Out, & Finding Home
This week, Lilly & Cilly discuss how they each ran away from home (and abuse and a toxic environment) and didn't go back.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:21
No Expiration For Starting To Heal
In this episode we discuss whether it is ever too late or too early to start healing.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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47:55
How Did You Not Know? Part 2
Lilly & Cilly tackle part 2 of the subject -- How did you now know you were being abused? This time, it's from the perspective of an adult child of abuse.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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