# #59 - Dr. Leslie Davis - Why Smart Women Stay in Bad Relationships

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Podcast: [She Lift Project Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/she-lift-project-podcast-6474422)
Published: 2025-09-30T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://sheliftproject.podbean.com/e/59-dr-leslie-davis-why-smart-women-stay-in-bad-relationships/
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## Resource

In this powerful episode of the She Lift Project Podcast, host Cynthia Kirkpatrick welcomes Dr. Leslie Davis, a relationship therapist, owner of Eva Empowered, and international speaker. Dr. Davis specializes in helping women heal from toxic relationships, increase self-worth, and walk in freedom by knowing their truth. The conversation explores self-silencing among women, recognizing toxic relationship patterns, and the unique mental health challenges facing single mothers. This episode is for any woman who feels like she's shrinking herself to fit into relationships, whether romantic, professional, or familial. Listeners will learn to identify the signs of toxic dynamics including gaslighting, love bombing, and codependency, understand why self-silencing is so damaging, and discover practical strategies for having difficult conversations. After listening, you'll be equipped to recognize when you're making yourself invisible, know how to ask for help without feeling like a burden, and start building healthier connections in all areas of your life.

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