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The Rising Beyond Podcast

The Rising Beyond Podcast

By: Sybil Cummin MA LPC ACS
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Are you ready to thrive as you are coming out of a toxic or abusive relationship? Join Sybil Cummin, a licensed professional counselor who has specialized in working with victims and survivors of domestic violence and narcissistic abuse for over a decade and runs a membership community for women on their healing journey. On this podcast you will finally feel understood and your experience will be validated as you learn tangible strategies to handle family court, coparent with your abuser, improve your connection with your children, and heal from the trauma of narcissistic abuse and domestic violence.

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Episodes
  • Ep 152: Healing After Domestic Abuse: The Progress That You Don’t See
    May 21 2025

    If you’ve ever thought, “I should be further along by now,” this episode is for you.
    When you’re still navigating post-separation abuse, family court chaos, or co-parenting with someone who continues to hurt you, healing might not look—or feel—like what you expected. You might still freeze when a message comes in. You might still cry in the car before showing up for your kids. And you might believe that means you're not healing.

    But what if the most important signs of healing are the ones no one sees—not even you?

    We’re talking about the invisible signs of progress: the quiet, powerful shifts that don’t get celebrated but matter immensely.

    You’ll hear:

    • Why healing doesn’t always feel like joy or peace—and what it might feel like instead
    • Real-life examples of subtle progress that survivors often overlook
    • How trauma makes it harder to recognize growth, even when it’s happening
    • A new way to think about hope when the future feels foggy

    Because even if it doesn’t feel like it… you are healing.


    Please leave us a review or rating and follow/subscribe to the show. This helps the show get out to more people.

    If you want to chat more about this topic I would love to continue our conversation over on Instagram! @risingbeyondpc

    If you want to support the show you may do so here at, Buy Me A Coffee. Thank you! We love being able to make this information accessible to you and your community.

    If you've been looking for a supportive community of women going through the topics we cover, head over to our website to learn more about the Rising Beyond Community. - https://www.risingbeyondpc.com/

    Where to find more from Rising Beyond:
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    If you're interested in guesting on the show please fill out this form - https://forms.gle/CSvLWWyZxmJ8GGQu7

    Enjoy some of our freebies!

    • Choosing Your Battles Freebie
    • Canned Responses Freebie
    • Mic Drop Moments Freebie
    • ...
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    18 mins
  • Ep 151: Maternal Narcissism with Katherine Fabrizio
    May 14 2025

    As you heal from the narcissistic abuse from an intimate partner, you might come to this realization - that one of your parents is also a narcissist and has been abusive.

    Sometimes this realization is mind blowing and stops you in your tracks forcing you to rethink everything you thought you knew about your childhood and the family you grew up with.

    In today’s episode I have a conversation with Katherine Fabrizio, a therapist working with these dynamics for decades, more specifically with the mother daughter relationship resulting in “The Good Daughter Syndrome.”

    We discuss the dynamics and challenges that arise for the daughters of mothers with narcissistic or other difficult personalities throughout their lives. This includes the subconscious conditioning that starts during the early childhood years and how that impacts all of their relationships moving forward. Katherine shares how she works with clients with these challenges with some ideas and tips that you can take and use right away after listening to this episode.

    BIO: Katherine Fabrizio, M.A., L.C.M.H.C., psychotherapist, mother, and author, has treated adult daughters of difficult mothers trapped in the “Good Daughter” role for over 35 years.

    Book https://a.co/d/0kUKQtO/
    Quiz -https://daughtersrising.info/good-daughter-quiz/


    Please leave us a review or rating and follow/subscribe to the show. This helps the show get out to more people.

    If you want to chat more about this topic I would love to continue our conversation over on Instagram! @risingbeyondpc

    If you want to support the show you may do so here at, Buy Me A Coffee. Thank you! We love being able to make this information accessible to you and your community.

    If you've been looking for a supportive community of women going through the topics we cover, head over to our website to learn more about the Rising Beyond Community. - https://www.risingbeyondpc.com/

    Where to find more from Rising Beyond:
    Rising Beyond Facebook
    Rising Beyond LinkedIn
    Rising Beyond Pinterest

    If you're interested in guesting on the show please fill out this form - https://forms.gle/CSvLWWyZxmJ8GGQu7

    Enjoy some of our freebies!

    • Choosing Your Battles Freebie
    • Canned Responses Freebie
    • Mic Drop Moments Freebie
    • ...
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    47 mins
  • Ep 150: Post Separation Abuse Burnout: A Nervous System Perspective
    May 7 2025

    Feeling completely burned out from healing? You’re not alone.

    In this episode, Sybil dives into a phase of healing that almost no one talks about — the exhaustion that hits after leaving an abusive relationship. If you're feeling numb, unmotivated, or like healing is suddenly impossible… this is for you.
    We’ll explore:

    • Why burnout happens after you finally find safety
    • How the nervous system shifts from fight/flight to freeze
    • What healing burnout really looks like (spoiler: it’s not laziness)
    • How to give yourself permission to rest and reset
    • A gentle guided practice to reconnect with your body, without shame
    • How to reframe what “progress” really means

    And if you're listening when this episode goes live — enrollment for The Rising Beyond Community is open until May 8th, 2025 at 11:59pm MST. If burnout is where you are right now, the community could be the lifeline you didn’t know you needed.


    🎧 Join the community: risingbeyondpc.com/membership


    Please leave us a review or rating and follow/subscribe to the show. This helps the show get out to more people.

    If you want to chat more about this topic I would love to continue our conversation over on Instagram! @risingbeyondpc

    If you want to support the show you may do so here at, Buy Me A Coffee. Thank you! We love being able to make this information accessible to you and your community.

    If you've been looking for a supportive community of women going through the topics we cover, head over to our website to learn more about the Rising Beyond Community. - https://www.risingbeyondpc.com/

    Where to find more from Rising Beyond:
    Rising Beyond Facebook
    Rising Beyond LinkedIn
    Rising Beyond Pinterest

    If you're interested in guesting on the show please fill out this form - https://forms.gle/CSvLWWyZxmJ8GGQu7

    Enjoy some of our freebies!

    • Choosing Your Battles Freebie
    • Canned Responses Freebie
    • Mic Drop Moments Freebie
    • ...
    Show More Show Less
    30 mins

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