🌹🔥🌸 New Episode: Was That Abuse? 🌸🔥🌹
Petals in the Ashes: Ink + Fire Podcast

There are questions survivors whisper to themselves in the dark:
“Was that abuse?”
“Could it have really happened to me?”
“Why did I stay…?”

This episode is a reckoning. A return to the root.
We name the thing that was never supposed to be spoken.
We unravel the quiet violence that leaves no bruises,
but breaks you just the same.

Because abuse isn’t always fists.
Sometimes, it’s a look that chills your spine.
An apology wrapped in a love song.
The slow suffocation of your spirit, one gaslit breath at a time.

🖤 “The same hands that hold you can hurt you — and that contradiction becomes a cage.”
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We talk about that cage — and the cruel beauty of the cycle that builds it:

1. The tension you feel in your bones before the blow ever lands.
2. The rupture — the rage, the silence, the storm.
3. The soft hands after the harm: I’m sorry. I love you. I didn’t mean it.
4. The quiet. The sweetness. The illusion of peace.
   And then? It starts again.
   
   

This is how trauma binds.
This is how love gets rewritten.
This is how survivors forget the sound of their own voice.
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But not today.
Today, we speak it.
Today, we name it.
Today, we burn what’s false and gather the petals of what’s true.

This episode is for the ones still inside the fire.
For the ones who made it out, but still smell the smoke.
For anyone who’s ever asked, “Why didn’t they just leave?”
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🎧 Episode out now.

Welcome to Petals in the Ashes—where survival isn’t the destination, but the spark that ignites something far greater.

This is not just a podcast—it’s a portal. A space where truth burns like fire, stripping away the illusions, leaving only what’s real, raw, and unapologetically powerful. Hosted by Amanda Christine Hill, we dive into the heart of the darkest places—narcissistic abuse, manipulation, and the soul-shaking aftermath of being broken and reborn.

Every story shared here is a thread in the tapestry of healing. We don’t sugarcoat. We don’t pretend. We rise from the ashes, with the fire that cleanses, transforms, and empowers.

In each episode, you’ll hear the stories of survivors—like you—who walked through the fire and emerged with a strength they didn’t know they had. And together, we’ll uncover the truth that’s been buried too long: You are not just surviving. You are becoming the fiercest version of yourself.

So, if you’ve ever felt trapped in your own mind, if the fog of confusion has consumed you, know this: You are not alone.

Petals in the Ashes will guide you through the fire. Through the wreckage, and into the reclamation of all you were meant to be.

Listen, breathe, awaken. The fire is just beginning, and the petals will rise.