Be A Better You
The Be a Better You Podcast (formerly The Emotional Abuse Recovery Podcast) is hosted by Best Selling Author and Certified Rapid Reprogramming™ Coach, Allison K. Dagney. As a young adult, I met a man who I believed was the love of my life. We got married quickly and brought three kids into the world. But something was wrong. I was miserable. And I blamed myself for all the problems in our marriage. What I didn't know, was that I was being emotional abused by who I believe is a narcissist. I decided it was time to break free and step into the person I was always meant to be — confident and free to live the life I’ve always imagined. I escaped, and I turned my personal story of transformation into a memoir. And now I coach women all over the world to help them transform their pain into empowerment, experience peace and joy, and start living life like never before.
Episodes
In this insightful episode of The Be A Better You Podcast, emotional healing coach Allison K. Dagney dives deep into the hidden ways that self-defense mechanisms, developed after emotional abuse and trauma, can keep you stuck.
Discover how common patterns like over-explaining, rigid control, hyper-vigilance, and seeing criticism everywhere might be sabotaging your personal growth, relationships, and your journey to emo...
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Are you constantly second-guessing yourself… staying silent to “keep the peace”… or pretending you don’t care so you won’t feel disappointed?
These are hidden signs of self-rejection and self-abandonment—patterns often wired into us by emotional abuse and trauma.
In this episode, I’m breaking down how living in constant fear isn’...
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Are you tired of feeling like you’re always the one left behind in love, friendships, or even your own family? Do you wonder why certain relationships trigger deep fear, anxiety, or an aching sense of emptiness, no matter how much you know better?
In this powerful episode ...
You might think that holding onto guilt and regret shows how much you’ve grown or how much you cared. But what if those emotions are actually keeping you stuck in the past?
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the lie that guilt/regret equals growth or caring. I’ll share why punishing yourself with guilt doesn’t prevent you from repeating mistakes and how it's often just a way to prove your worth or lo...
If you’ve ever thought,
“She’s better than me.”
“Maybe I caused the abuse.”
“I hope he suffers like I did.”
“What’s wrong with me? I can’t stop thinking about him…”
Well, you’re not alone. And you’re definitely not broken.
In this episode, I’m naming the thoughts most women feel too ashamed to say out loud after leaving an emotionally abusive relationship. The ones that loop in your head and make you question your worth,...
You’ve tried journaling, therapy, cutting contact, reading every book on emotional and narcissistic abuse healing and yet, you still feel like you’re stuck in the same emotional loop.
In this episode, I’m revealing the ONE THING that most survivors overlook...not because it’s complicated, but because it feels counterintuitive. If you’ve ever thought, “I should be over this by now” or “Why can’t I just let go?” this epi...
You’ve read the books. You’ve journaled your heart out. You’ve sat through meditations and tried to rewire your mind.
And still you feel stuck. Numb. Exhausted.
This episode is for the woman who’s done the work but is thinking, “Why do I still feel like this?”
We’re talking about the emotional fatigue that comes from surviving trauma and trying to heal it at the same time. The moments where healing starts to feel like an...
If you’ve ever found yourself spiraling emotionally and couldn’t stop it, this episode is your lifeline. Whether it’s anxiety, overwhelm, or a sudden emotional trigger, you can learn to stop emotional chaos in its tracks, and it doesn’t take years of therapy to do it.
In this episode, I’ll walk you through 3 fast, practical techniques to regulate your emotions, feel grounded, and stop letting emotional triggers run the...
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If you’ve ever obsessed over someone’s potential while ignoring the patterns and reality, this episode is for you.
We’re unpacking a hard truth today: sometimes, “seeing the good” is a trauma response and self-abandoment...and it causes more rumination!
In this episode, I break down:
- Why abuse survivors are wired to overlook red flags and overanalyze behavior
- How attachment wounds wire you to be okay with inconsi...
In this episode, I’m joined by the radiant Wendy Harvey, a trained hypnotist, certified quantum coach, and spiritual healer who helps overthinkers and people-pleasers move from stuck and drained to empowered and aligned.
Wendy grew up in a Catholic household, but as she got older, she began questioning the beliefs she was raised with. Feeling misaligned, joyless, and frustrated with life, she found herself at a crossro...
Most people think healing happens in therapy sessions or with a magic breakthrough moment.
For me, it didn’t.
It happened in the daily moments nobody saw — the choices, the habits, the mindset shifts I practiced over and over until they became who I am.
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing the real things I do every day to keep growing, to stay free from the patterns that once trapped me, a...
Still feeling stuck, blocked, or like manifestation just isn’t working for you—no matter how much inner work you’ve done? You’re not alone… and you’re definitely not doing it wrong.
In this episode, I’m breaking down the real reason your manifestations might be falling flat: your nervous system still thinks you’re in danger.
If you’ve survived emotional abuse or spent years walking on eggshells, your body learned to liv...
You left the relationship—but your body still hasn’t.
In this powerful episode, I’m walking you through 10 signs your nervous system still thinks you’re in that emotionally abusive relationship, even if it ended weeks, months, or years ago. If you’ve been struggling with overexplaining, shutdown, anxiety around texts, or people-pleasing… it’s not just your personality. It’s trauma living in your body.
This episode is fo...
If you’ve ever felt like you have to tone yourself down, stay quiet, or be "easier to love" in order to keep people around—you’re not alone. But here’s the hard truth: shrinking yourself doesn’t protect you. It actually attracts the wrong people—the ones who only connect with the edited, filtered version of you.
In this powerful episode, we unpack the deep emotional patterns behind people-pleasing, codependen...
In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with money mindset and manifestation coach Victoria D’Ambrozio for a powerful conversation on healing your relationship with money. We dive into the stories and beliefs we absorbed in childhood, how they shape our financial patterns today, and the often-overlooked connection between these beliefs and financial abuse in toxic relationships.
Victoria brings a fresh perspective on t...
If your mind won’t stop replaying old conversations, checking their socials, or wondering what you did wrong — this episode is your gentle interruption.
Rumination isn’t about logic. It’s about emotion, protection, and an overwhelmed nervous system trying to make sense of what happened. In this episode, I’m breaking down why those looping thoughts feel so intense, why it’s not your fault, and how to begin calming the c...
Have you ever felt like something inside you was meant for more, but you just couldn’t access it? Maybe you’ve felt disconnected from your true self—like society, trauma, or past experiences have shut you down.
Well, today’s guest knows exactly what that feels like, and she’s here to help us uncover who we were truly designed to be.
I’m so excited to welcome Adriana Keefe to the podcast! Adriana is an intuitive Human De...
If you’ve ever walked away from a toxic relationship thinking “maybe I was the problem,” this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air. In this powerful and eye-opening episode, we’re unpacking 10 subtle signs it wasn’t you — it was emotional abuse. Whether you were in a relationship with a narcissist, someone emotionally immature, or just someone who constantly made you feel like you had to prove your worth, the ...
Have you ever looked back on your relationship and thought, “Was I the problem?” Maybe you manipulated conversations to avoid conflict, withheld things to protect yourself, or even lost your temper—and now you’re questioning if you were just as toxic as your ex.
First, let me tell you: You are not alone.
In this episode, we’re unpacking:
✔️ Why so many survivors of emotional abuse wonder if they were the toxic one
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