Ep 268 - Kimberley's Story (Part 4)

<p>This week on the show, single mum Kimberley shares Part 4 of her story. </p> <p>Please note that these contain sensitive topics on domestic abuse and violence.</p> <p>It is recommended you listen to Parts 1 - 3 prior to listening to Part 4, but here's a short recap of the past episodes.</p> <p>In <a href= "https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/singlemothersurvivalguide/263_-_Kimberleys_story_Part_1.mp3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ep 263 - Part 1</a>, Kimberley talked about growing up in a single mum household and the relationship she had with her own father, the night she met her husband, and how (what she thought was going to be) a one night stand turned into a very toxic and abusive. She shared the story of the early days of their relationship, up until the birth of her daughter, and the red flags and abusive tendencies that started appearing.</p> <p>In <a href= "https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/singlemothersurvivalguide/Ep_264_-_Kimberley_Part_2.mp3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ep 264 - Part 2</a>, Kimberley's story continued. She talked about how the abusive tendencies started escalating and she shared her experience of what she would later find out was known as the cycle of domestic violence. She also talked about how she gained the courage to leave him, though it was the first of many attempts she made to leave the relationship, and how six months later he wormed his way back in.</p> <p>In <a href= "https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/singlemothersurvivalguide/267_-_Kimberleys_story_Part_3.mp3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ep 267 - Part 3</a>, Kimberley shares the further violent and abusive outbursts of her ex, and the safety measures she started taking to protect herself (and how she perceived this as being normal), the financial abuse that had started getting worse, the isolation he inflicted on her and separating her from her friends and sister (her biggest support), his gambling and consequent debt that kept increasing, and his paranoia that kept getting worse. She also shares what happened when