"Staging an Epic Comeback after Emotional Abuse with Empowerment Coach, Nikki Bruno" on The Divorce & Beyond Podcast with Susan Guthrie, Esq. #116

In this episode, Susan Guthrie, top family law attorney and mediator, speaks with Nikki Bruno, the Creator of the Epic Comeback to discuss the all-important issue of emotional abuse, what it is, how to end it and how to stage your own EPIC COMEBACK after an emotionally abusive relationship. "Invisible" or emotional abuse is a pervasive and insidious problem but can be hard to identify and even harder to recover from because the effects are emotional and long-lasting.  Nikki Bruno is an empowerment coach who works closely with victims of emotional abuse to help them to recover and find their way again after an emotionally abusive relationship.  In fact, Nikki's own experience with emotional abuse and a high conflict divorce, let her to create her Epic Comeback program and she shares her insights and insider tips with listeners to help them to identify the abuse, set boundaries to end the cycle and to heal and recover after the abuse ends.  This is an extremely important topic as the effects of emotional abuse can be as severe and long-lasting as those from physical abuse, with the only difference being that emotional abuse leaves invisible scars.  If you or someone you know is a victim of emotional abuse, be sure to listen to this episode! Some HIGHLIGHTS from this Episode: What are some of the most common types of emotional abuse? What is the difference between abuse and an insult or nasty comment? How do you set boundaries to end emotional abuse? What are the effects of emotional abuse in divorce? How can litigation and the court system be used as a weapon by an abuser? What are the stages of an Epic Comeback from abuse?! Susan and Nikki cover all this and more in this very important episode so  LISTEN TODAY! MORE ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: Nikki Bruno, post-divorce women’s empowerment coach, is the founder and CEO of The Epic Comeback™, as well as a 20-year veteran of the publishing industry and a published author. Her experience of reclaiming her power after a high-conflict divorce inspired her to help others do the same. Bruno is a thought leader on high-conflict divorce, verbal and emotional abuse, intuition, and mompreneurship. She holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Princeton University, a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and coaching education and training from iPEC. A single mom of two, Bruno loves scuba diving, traveling, salsa dancing, and helping women (re)discover how incredible they are. To find out more about Nikki and her coaching program, The Epic Comeback visit her website:  www.theepiccomeback.com Nikki's Free Gift for Listeners:  You can click on the link to sign up to receive Nikki's FREE 4-Part Video Series, "How to Reclaim Your Life after a High Conflict Divorce." ********************************************************************  SUSAN GUTHRIE, ESQ., the creator and host of The Divorce and Beyond Podcast, is nationally recognized as one of the top family law and divorce mediation attorneys in the country.  She is one of the Co-Chair's of the American Bar Association's DR Section Mediation Committee and is the Founder of Divorce in a Better Way which provides a curated selection of resources and information for those facing divorce and other life changes.  Susan also provides legal coaching and divorce mediation services to select clients around the world through an online platform.  Find out more at www.divorceinabetterway.com. ****************************************************************************   For Divorce Professionals:  As one of the country's leading experts in online mediation, Susan is now sharing her expertise and knowledge and offering her ONLINE MEDIATION TRAINING PROGRAM which will show you how to implement an online platform into to your existing practice in just two short one-hour online sessions!  Increase your potential client base, convenience and income by learning the ethical and practical considerations to know when mediating o