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Cuckooed: Sophie's Story PT 1
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Sophie shares her powerful journey of surviving domestic abuse during pregnancy and the complex manipulation tactics her abuser used to maintain control.
• Met her abuser at college when she was 15 and he was 19, but didn't begin relationship until she was 23
• Reconnected through Facebook during lockdown where he used love bombing tactics to win her trust
• Relationship moved quickly from messaging to him moving into her apartment without actually being invited (cuckooing)
• Became pregnant within two weeks of him staying with her, potentially through reproductive coercion
• Experienced financial abuse when he used her cards without permission and took money for drugs
• Forced to walk three miles to work while pregnant when he would take her car
• Suffered physical violence at seven months pregnant that left her unconscious
• Faced gaslighting that made her question whether the abuse had actually happened
• Identified the cycle of abuse: tension building, incident, reconciliation, and honeymoon phase
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Chapters
1. Cuckooed: Sophie's Story PT 1 (00:00:00)
2. Finding Connection Through Survivorship (00:00:12)
3. Meeting and Reconnecting Years Later (00:05:11)
4. Love Bombing and Early Red Flags (00:11:13)
5. Unexpected Pregnancy and His Reaction (00:18:40)
6. Financial Abuse and Isolation Tactics (00:24:14)
7. Physical Violence During Pregnancy (00:33:05)
8. Gaslighting and Processing Trauma (00:39:59)
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