Best They Call Me "daddy" Parenting Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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I Saw Luigi Mangione In Court & This Is EVERYTHING That Happened 1:25:14

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We went to see Luigi Mangione in court. September 16, 2025, in a New York State Courthouse, Mangione’s terrorism charges are dropped. The courtroom remains silent with court officers stationed at every corner. There are cheers from protestors right outside the courthouse. A strange energy clash between mainstream media and the members of the public…

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Why Strong Boundaries are your Superpower 1:01:09

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Boundaries aren't walls to keep people out - they're your foundation for freedom, and most people get this completely wrong. Growing up in chaos teaches your nervous system that disappointing someone equals death, making you a gold medal people pleaser who manages everyone else's emotions while ignoring your own. Traditional boundary advice like "j…

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Champions 58:55

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On this episode of They Call Me Daddy, the crew checks in on life, health, and the weight of responsibility. Torrean celebrates a six-month walking streak and major weight-loss wins, Mack shares how staying active is helping his mental health, and Mondo reflects on family moments with his daughter’s surprise visit and the lessons behind her new tat…

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We Survived The Challenge Retreat: Why Pushing Limits Is the Ultimate Growth Tool 1:09:08

8d ago1:09:08

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Nikki and Chris dive into their transformative experience at Emily Schromm's The Challenge Retreat Season 2, a wellness adventure in California’s stunning Teravana ranch, where they tackle grueling physical challenges and unexpected emotional breakthroughs. Despite personal grief and burnout, they push through steep hill races and puzzles, discover…

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D4vd Uses Celeste’s Voice In New Songs Months Before Her Body Is Found? + New Updates From Police 2:14:08

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It is not until Spetmber 17th, 2025 that the body found in D4vd’s Tesla is identified as 14 year old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. And she has been missing for over a year. The last time her family saw her in person seems to be in April of 2024 though her family has remained out of the public eye with no official statements. The police are quiet. The me…

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No Role Modelz 1:03:58

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On this episode of the They Call Me Daddy Podcast, Torrean, Mack, and Mondo kick things off with laughs about fall vibes, fantasy football heartbreaks, and the annual St. Paul Jazz Fest. From family legacies to grandma’s rummage sale adventures, the fellas share how small traditions and community ties build something lasting. But the heart of the c…

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Body of 14 Year Old Girl Found In Singer D4vd's Car - This Is EVERYTHING We Know So Far 2:21:35

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None of the people that are carrying the casket are saying anything. They just roll it into the building. Once the casket finds its spot in the room, people file in to pay their respects. It’s not an open casket but as people pass by the roses and the guestbook, they see that the casket is for a young man depicted in a blood stained dress shirt. Th…

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Beyond Charlie Kirk's Assassination: Cultivating Tolerance & Processing Trauma in a Violent World 1:04:06

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Violence like Charlie Kirk’s assassination or the recent Evergreen school shooting hits hard, especially for sensitive souls, but you can shield your nervous system from trauma’s grip. Talk out the details with trusted people to release the tension—your brain’s snapshot isn’t meant to haunt you, it’s trying to keep you safe. Write it out, don’t cha…

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We Sat Down W/ Someone Who Went To The Same Jail As Diddy & Luigi - The Truth About MDC Brooklyn 1:39:23

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MDC Brooklyn is a notoriously known prison in New York. The beds are made of steel and you get a 1.5 inch foam mattress to throw on top. There are no pillows and the showers have the thinnest curtain for privacy. The food is not so surprisingly prison slop. On the menu are ‘murder burgers’ which one inmate describes the meat patty being like shoe l…

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No Lie 1:21:17

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In this episode of They Call Me Daddy, Torrean, Mack, and Mondo dive deep into life, loyalty, and betrayal. From personal growth journeys and workout streaks to starting new foundations and navigating tough seasons, the fellas keep it raw and real. They touch on leaked phone calls, Young Thug’s trial, and Shannon Sharpe vs. Ray Lewis—asking the big…

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Police Gave Me EVERYTHING Netflix Didn’t Show You About “Unknown Number” 1:50:10

22d ago1:50:10

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A new true crime documentary has just been released on Netflix titled, ‘Unknown Number.’ The twist at the end is so unexpected and shocking that people start making TikToks of their friends and family’s reactions. The premise: Lauryn and Owen are thirteen year olds navigating a middle school romance until they get put into a group chat with an unkn…

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Why Stubborn People Are Actually Genius 27:55

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Most empaths and highly sensitive people get labeled as stubborn, but this trait might actually be a superpower. Stubbornness gets reframed from negative to positive, examining how HSPs develop this quality as protection in invalidating environments. Narcissistic parents view stubborn children as threats, creating shame around boundaries and indepe…

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What If 41:47

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In this episode of They Call Me Daddy, Mack, Mondo, and Torrean process a tragic local school shooting and the fears every parent carries when sending kids back to class. They delve into safety policies, mental health, and the tension between faith, love, and action—concluding with a call for parents and communities to come together.…

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Stuntin Like My Daddy 1:00:05

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Grief, growth, and goofy cousin energy. In this episode, Torrean (aka “Daddy”), Mondo, and Mac unpack the 30-year anniversary of Mondo’s mom’s passing and what healing looks like three decades later—faith, family, and the power of prayer. We trade memories (Mortal Kombat ’95, Grandma’s hot house, Grandpa’s phone-call diplomacy), talk about how gran…

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Positive Masculinity: Why Real Men Cry 55:33

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Chris shares the raw reality of losing his father suddenly at 72 and how grief reveals the power of positive masculinity. Traditional masculine norms taught men to suppress emotions and avoid vulnerability, but this episode demonstrates a different path by processing pain rather than bottling it up. The discussion covers how an older generation was…

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What Did I Miss? 43:38

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It’s been a year—but Mack, Mondo, and Torrean are back behind! This episode, we’re digging into the real, the raw, and the ridiculous: A Tech CEO caught cheating 👀 (and what that says about modern relationships) The hidden weight of parent resentment 💔 And how we can prove to our kids that anything is possible 🌟 We’ve lived it, now we’re here to ta…

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Mom Claims Mystery Man Said “Hola” Before Knocking Her Out & Stealing Baby - BUT No One Saw A Baby 1:19:57

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The story was simple. Perhaps, a little too simple. Rebecca says she pulled into the parking lot of the sports store with her 7 month old son, Emmanuel. She went to get him from the back but a creepy man walked up to her, said “hola,” knocked her out, and stole her son. A tragic situation. But what if it never even happened? There are so many quest…

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Daddy Issues and Father Figures: What Healthy Masculinity Actually Looks Like 54:30

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The term "daddy issues" points to what happens when you don't get healthy fathering. A good father figure provides grounding and stability - like being the kite string that keeps you tethered while you soar. They teach protection through boundaries, not control, and help you learn the difference between genuine care and manipulation. Healthy father…

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Teen Boy Mutilates 2 Girls & Throws One Of Their Heads Into The Street In FRONT Of Her Mom 1:20:01

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Ikbal's mother has been trying to get in contact with her daughter for over an hour at this point. Ikbal had been dealing with a stalker for a few years and her family were frantic. One more try. Ikbal’s mother dials for her daughter. Click. Someone picks up the phone, but the response is not from a 19 yo teenage daughter. It’s a low, quiet voice; …

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Building Intuitive Muscles to Repair Self Betrayal from Childhood Trauma 45:34

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Self-betrayal starts in childhood when trauma teaches you to ignore what your gut is telling you and go straight into overthinking mode just to survive. Your intuition isn't something you think about - it's something you feel deep in your center, quiet and calm, while anxiety creates this crazy mental chaos that spins you out. As kids, trauma survi…

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Woman Gets FB Message From Old College BF After He Killed His Rapist - This Is Her Response 2:02:03

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It will be their first time seeing each other in 20+ years. The last time they saw each other was when they broke up after college. Now, so much has changed. He’s gotten out of prison for killing his childhood abuser. She’s started her own business and moved on with her life. Maybe this is a bad idea. Maybe they have nothing in common anymore. Mayb…

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I Sat Down With A Killer 1:25:00

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What happened that day in that little house in the woods is not a debate. The evidence is all there. The blood, the wounds, the dead man lying on the floor of the living room. That night while the homeowner was watching TV - Clark Fredericks walked in, slashed at him with a hunting knife, stabbing him all over his chest, before finally slitting his…

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Goodbye George; Losing the Man that Made my Husband 28:23

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In this heartfelt episode, we're navigating grief after the sudden loss of my father-in-law, Chris's dad; George. We revisit a throwback discussion on the five stages of grief - denial, anger, depression, bargaining, and acceptance - but with a deeper understanding of how these stages work. Grief doesn't follow a neat checklist and we often move ba…

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Getting Out of Your Head if You Had Narcissistic Parents 34:03

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If you grew up with narcissistic or emotionally immature parents, you know the frustration of having all the head knowledge about healing but struggling to actually feel calm in your body. This episode explains why you learned to dissociate and live in your head as a survival mechanism during childhood trauma. We dive into how children of narcissis…

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Teen Girl Begs TikTok To Find Her Mom’s Killer THEN Gets Arrested For Killing Both Parents 1:28:57

2M ago1:28:57

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It’s a little strange for a eulogy to go viral especially when it’s not dedicated to a politician or celebrity that’s passed, but this eulogy is for the joint funeral of a couple Kristin and James Brock. Killed in their sleep while their two daughters slept just a few doors away. The killer is still on the loose. Kristin’s eldest daughter gives the…

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China's "Red Uncle/Sister Hong" Exposed W/ 1600+ Victims But Became The Biggest MEME 1:23:31

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July 5th, 2025 a predator in Nanjing, China is arrested. He’s been nicknamed, ‘Uncle Red’ and his face gets plastered on the news. Finally. The community can breathe and go about their daily lives, right? No. Netizens instead start a boycott and it works. No future travel into or through Nanjing. Gyms are shutting down. No one wants to visit. Some …

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Stage Fright, Self Worth, and the Power of Showing Up 1:19:45

2M ago1:19:45

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Happy 400th Episode!!! I sit down with Chris to talk about the fascinating connection between stage fright and sensitivity. So many of us carry this primal fear of being watched, and it can trigger deep nervous system responses that we don’t always understand. Chris shares his journey from doing magic tricks in kindergarten to performing on stage t…

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Investigators On Karen Read Case Connected To Death of Pregnant Girl That Had Been Abused By 3 Cops 2:42:11

2M ago2:42:11

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Almost exactly a year before John O’Keefe is found in the snow outside of Boston detective Brian Albert’s home, Sandra Birchmore is found dead in her apartment in the middle of a blizzard. In her phone are thousands of messages between her and a police detective that indicate he is the father of her unborn child. But of course, it’s never that simp…

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How to Repair After a Fight - Part 2 33:55

2M ago33:55

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Continuing with part two of How to Repair after a fight, we discover that apologies are actually the easy part - the true work lies in learning co-regulation and validation without falling into shame or defensive patterns. Mental health work means accepting that sometimes repair happens on different timelines, and that's okay. I'm walking through t…

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Karen Read Says She’s “Framed For Murder” -No One Believes Til Shady Cops CAUGHT Editing CCTV Video 3:03:52

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Karen Read claims she did not kill her boyfriend. She dropped him off at a friend’s house for a party and he was found the next morning, deceased on the front lawn. The party goers say that he never came inside which has everyone believing Karen Read ran him over with her car. But she says that never happened. Then how do you explain the 40+ pieces…

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Teen Boy’s Snapchat & Party Pic Reveal His Secret Connection To Karen Read Murder Case-Did He Do It? 3:23:03

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Colin Albert is the son of one of the most powerful families in town. And he was supposed to be anywhere but 34 Fairview, the night John O’Keefe died. For months, not a single witness that spoke with authorities ever stated Colin Albert was at the house that night. Until, John’s girlfriend, Karen Read, gets charged with his death. She knows she did…

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How to Repair After a Fight - Part 1 48:36

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Fights happen. But for HSPs and survivors of dysfunctional families, repairing after conflict can feel terrifying. In this episode, I teach what I wish someone had taught me decades ago—how to repair conflict with emotional strength, regulate your nervous system, and stop shame from taking over. Mental health isn’t about being perfect. It’s about l…

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Man Dead In Front of Powerful Family Home After “Blizzard Party” -Everyone Inside Has Motive To Kill 2:17:01

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It’s a blizzard party. A group of friends at a house, getting drunk, before they all drive back home. By 2AM, the snow is coming down hard and the party goers have left for their own homes. Only the residents of 34 Fairview Road remain. At least that’s what they say. Within just a few hours, the frozen body of John O’Keefe is found outside on their…

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Complex Emotions After Cutting Off Family: How Dreams Help You Process 28:01

3M ago28:01

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Going no contact with family isn’t a straight line—and sometimes it shows up in your dreams. We talk about the complex grief of family estrangement, the truth about recurring dreams, and what your subconscious might be trying to process. Reframing our nightmares can help you build trust with your inner child. We’ll explore the deeper meaning of the…

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The Italian Yankee and the Southern Belle: Lessons in Love and Family Dysfunction 1:04:51

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Relationships and family dysfunction are two complex yet vital pieces of the mental health puzzle that come together when my husband Chris joins me on the mic today, sharing our perspectives as an Italian Yankee married to a Southern belle. We unpack the realities of dating as Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), share our personal online dating journey…

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The Moment Diddy Finds Out He’s “Not Guilty” On Major Charges 30:40

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Deputy: In the matter of USA v. Combs, how do you find the defendant, Sean Combs, for count one, racketeering conspiracy? Juror 5: Not guilty. There’s a small gasp from Diddy’s two rows of friends and family. Deputy: As for sex trafficking of Casandra Ventura, how do you find the defendant? Juror 5: Not guilty. Someone from the same section of the …

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What My Grandpa's WWII Survival Story Taught Me About Codependency and Resilience 23:26

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If you’ve ever felt behind in life or overwhelmed by pressure to be further along, I hope this episode gives you space to pause and really honor how far you’ve come. I reflect on the unexpected gift of this podcast becoming a record of my own growth and share a deeply personal story about my grandfather’s survival during WWII. His decision to float…

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Kanye & Diddy's Dark Connection - Why People Think Bianca Is The Next Cassie & Is Kanye Next Arrest? 1:33:59

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Thursday morning felt like we were seeing something we weren't supposed to be seeing… Sean Combs is sitting in his normal spot and the entire defense team fall into formation like soldiers at attention. They make a human force field as they huddle around Sean Combs. Is this a pep talk? What's happening? Through the cracks we can see, Sean Combs, ab…

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Avoidant, Anxious, or Secure? What are attachment styles and how does our past shape them? 54:31

4M ago54:31

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Many people misunderstand their attachment style, overidentify with labels, or confuse trauma responses with personality traits. Today we break down secure and insecure attachment, discuss how anxious and avoidant dynamics form, and look at how emotional abuse and trauma erode self-trust. Many highly sensitive people (HSPs) often internalize critic…

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Diddy's Team: Jane Threw 1st Punch When She KNEW He Was Violent - Judge Calls Out Victim Blaming 1:42:11

4M ago1:42:11

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During a sidebar for the case of USA v. Sean Combs - the judge tells the defense attorneys: “Well, that is victim blaming. That is literally that's like if you had a dictionary that had a term victim blaming, like that would be the explanation that you'd be given, so it can't be that. It has to be something else.” He clarifies that they themselves …

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Ex-GF Calls Diddy "Bi-Curious" & Details 48 Hr Nightmare "Freak Off" Right Before His Arrest 2:04:55

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She is one of Sean Combs’s latest girlfriends. She was dating Sean Combs when Cassie Ventura’s lawsuit went public. She was in the room with him when he found out that CNN had just released the hotel video of him assaulting Cassie. AND - she had plans to visit Sean Combs in New York City, on the very trip that he was arrested on. Jane Doe. Testifyi…

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Sean Combs AKA Diddy on Trial - How to recognize bedroom fun vs abuse - PART 2 20:50

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Are you seeing yourself or someone you know in the Sean Combs AKA Diddy trial footage and wondering if you're in a similar toxic dynamic? In this raw episode, we look at the abuse Cassie allegedly endured as a lens to examine coercion, emotional abuse, and how power gets weaponized. Recovery from manipulative abuse often starts when high-profile ca…

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Why People Think Diddy’s Team Is “Winning” & How He Might Get A Mistrial! 2:18:56

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A mistrial. Sean Diddy Comb’s legal team has just filed for another mistrial, alleging that the prosecutors knew that Cassie was lying on the stand and still allowed her to testify. This entire fight centers around a 2016 balcony incident, in which Cassie and her friend Bona allege that Combs dangled Bona off the balcony. The defense argues that th…

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Sean Combs AKA Diddy on Trial - How to recognize bedroom fun vs abuse - PART 1 31:25

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What if the alleged stories coming out of the Diddy Sean Combs trial feel more familiar than shocking? What can the trial teach us about recognizing psychological abuse in our own relationships? When domination hides behind fame and money, abuse can seem like something that only happens to the rich and powerful. But the truth is, coercion, manipula…

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Woman Sneaks Into Court Screams “Diddy, They’re Coming After You!” & Tells Officers To Pull Out Guns 1:55:49

4M ago1:55:49

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“Diddy, they’re laughing at you! This is not a game!” The lady is screaming in the back of the courtroom. Everyone whips their heads around to stare - and there she is. Staring off 3 court officers and threatening them to take out their gun. “Diddy is walking perfection. Take out your guns!” The woman has been banned from the courthouse, wore a sca…

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Why Highly Sensitive People Feel Different 12:45

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Why do HSPs feel like they're fighting an uphill battle in a world that's lost its conscientiousness? After working with HSPs for nearly two decades, I've learned we're the people who value conscientiousness in society - that's our gift, not a weakness. Through therapy and self-awareness, sensitivity transforms from burden into extraordinary beauty…

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We Ran Into Some WEIRD People During Diddy’s Trial… 2:28:12

4M ago2:28:12

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We have been having a lot of weird encounters during the trial of USA v. Sean Combs. Too many people have been persistently asking the same questions and now it’s starting to just feel weird. There are people outside the courthouse swinging wooden planks at reporters, spitting on news anchors, and threatening to take someone out with a sock filled …

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Kid Cudi Describes Diddy "Like Marvel Supervillain" Then Called Out By Young Thug As A "RAT" 1:19:29

4M ago1:19:29

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“Did Diddy try to kill Kid Cudi?” In 2012, only a few gossip pages were wondering this question with the vast majority of readers wondering - “who even comes up with these crazy rumors?” Now, in 2025, it might not just be a rumor. Kid Cudi takes the witness stand to testify against Sean Combs. The man who allegedly broke into Kid Cudi’s house, lit …

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Types of Grief You Carry Without Realizing & How to Survive Each One 43:15

4M ago43:15

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Feeling swallowed by grief’s endless waves? I unpack anticipatory loss, disenfranchised pain, and the ripple-effect grief few name, guiding highly sensitive people toward emotional boundaries, mental health balance, and steady peace. We explore why numbness can protect, how self-permission heals, and which daily practices anchor life when everythin…

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New Diddy Lawsuit Has Image of “Tootsie Roll” & The TRUTH Behind Dawn Richard’s Brutal Testimony 1:56:31

4M ago1:56:31

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Two full days after the start of the “Diddy Trial” - a new lawsuit is filed. A woman is accusing Sean Combs of SA and states that she recalls his private part being an “itty bitty Diddy.” She includes a photo of a teeny tiny tootsie roll for reference. This is just one of the many civil lawsuits filed against Sean Combs. Many of the people that hav…