A Life, Folded
Contact Lainey at: Laineycathan@gmail.com A Life, Folded is available in eBook, paperback, and audiobook. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H668HWB4 Audible: https://bit.ly/4bFAtXM
Welcome to a space of safety, acceptance, and understanding. Where we frankly and bravely dialogue about the harmful effects of pornography addiction, betrayal trauma, and narcissistic emotional abuse. We’ll explore reclaiming your core self by more thoroughly understanding these heartbreakingly complex interpersonal situations, no matter your relationship status. You are not alone in your pain, shame, and disbelief about a reality that can feel like a living nightmare. You might have thought you had a near-perfect relationship and devoted partner. I did.
A Life, Folded is hosted by Lainey Cathan, a divorced, Christian woman. A little about Lainey: many years ago, I made the devasting discovery of my husband’s hidden life. Eventually, I chose to leave my decades-long union after trying everything humanly possible to save him and our marriage. Once his mask was removed, my unfaithful addict and covert narcissist husband cruelly and deliberately set out to destroy my heart and soul through. I promised myself if I survived his horrible narcissistic discard behaviors, I would dedicate my life to help others in the same situation. I’m here to help you take a journey from the dark unknown forward into healing and empowering knowledge. Onward.
#alifefolded #laineycathan #pornkillslove #betrayaltrauma #emotionalabuse #narcissist #narcissisticawareness #narcissisticabuserecovery #narcissisticabusesurvivor #betrayaltraumarecovery #betrayaltraumahealing #cheatinghurts #selflove #ldspodcasts #relationshippodcast #selfhelp #FaithInYourJourney #ifmywoundswerevisible #christianwriters #christianwomen #selfhelpbook #youarenotalone
Contact Lainey at: Laineycathan@gmail.com A Life, Folded is available in eBook, paperback, and audiobook. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H668HWB4 Audible: https://bit.ly/4bFAtXM
Welcome to a space of safety, acceptance, and understanding. Where we frankly and bravely dialogue about the harmful effects of pornography addiction, betrayal trauma, and narcissistic emotional abuse. We’ll explore reclaiming your core self by more thoroughly understanding these heartbreakingly complex interpersonal situations, no matter your relationship status. You are not alone in your pain, shame, and disbelief about a reality that can feel like a living nightmare. You might have thought you had a near-perfect relationship and devoted partner. I did.
A Life, Folded is hosted by Lainey Cathan, a divorced, Christian woman. A little about Lainey: many years ago, I made the devasting discovery of my husband’s hidden life. Eventually, I chose to leave my decades-long union after trying everything humanly possible to save him and our marriage. Once his mask was removed, my unfaithful addict and covert narcissist husband cruelly and deliberately set out to destroy my heart and soul through. I promised myself if I survived his horrible narcissistic discard behaviors, I would dedicate my life to help others in the same situation. I’m here to help you take a journey from the dark unknown forward into healing and empowering knowledge. Onward.
#alifefolded #laineycathan #pornkillslove #betrayaltrauma #emotionalabuse #narcissist #narcissisticawareness #narcissisticabuserecovery #narcissisticabusesurvivor #betrayaltraumarecovery #betrayaltraumahealing #cheatinghurts #selflove #ldspodcasts #relationshippodcast #selfhelp #FaithInYourJourney #ifmywoundswerevisible #christianwriters #christianwomen #selfhelpbook #youarenotalone
Episodes
Dec 2, 2025
Dec 2, 2025
13 min
It is common to hear things such as: porn hurts no one! It's a harmless past time! It protects me and actually keeps me from cheating. Nonsense. If individuals don't understand that porn is cheating, they need a bracing reality check. This episode delves further into how porn is permanently damaging not only the self-esteem and feelings of self-worth of the partner but ALSO the consumer of porn.
#alifefolded #stopporn #pornography #pornkills #pornkillslove #pornaddiction #nomore #selfesteem #selfesteemmatters #selflove #selflovejourney #selfloveisthebestlove #selflovematters
Dec 2, 2025
13 min
Nov 25, 2025
47: Narcissist's Flying Monkeys
Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
18 min
Why would people who have been your friends, neighbors, or even family members suddenly start to vilify and lie about you? Well, if you are removing yourself from a relationship with a narcissist or cluster b-personality disordered individual, they have to have individuals who support and champion them, no matter what horrible behavior they engage in. Hello, flying monkeys! Why do flying monkeys exist, who are they, and what is their motivation for such hurtful and unfair behavior?
#alifefolded #selfcare #selfimprovement #betrayaltrauma #betrayal #betrayaltrauma #betrayaltraumarecovery #boundaries #boundariesmatter #boundariesarebeautiful #flyingmonkeys #narcissist #narcissisticabuseawareness #narcissisticabuserecovery #narcissisticabusesurvivor #narcissistic
https://www.verywellmind.com/narcissists-and-flying-monkeys-7552473
Nov 25, 2025
18 min
Nov 18, 2025
46: What Makes You Attractive
Nov 18, 2025
Nov 18, 2025
12 min
What if what makes you the most attractive to others is when you are living your authentic life, healing, discovering yourself, and not inhabiting a space where you tell yourself you can only be happy when you have a partner?
#alifefolded #betrayal #betrayaltrauma #betrayaltraumarecovery #selflovematters #selfcare #datingafterdivorce #datingafterbetrayal
Nov 18, 2025
12 min
Nov 11, 2025
45: Why Do Narcissists Drive Like Maniacs?
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 11, 2025
10 min
After doing a lot of research, I learned that one common complaint about narcissists is their unsafe and erratic driving patterns. Why do so many narcissists drive unsafely?
#alifefolded #narcissist #narcissisticabuseawareness #narcissisticabuserecovery #narcissisticabusesurvivor #narcissistic #narcissistsaredangerous #gaslightingrecovery #gaslighting #gaslightingawareness #gaslightingsurvivor #gaslighting101
Nov 11, 2025
10 min
Nov 4, 2025
44: The Joys of Being Single
Nov 4, 2025
Nov 4, 2025
17 min
This podcast often delves into painful subjects about abuse and betrayal and the resultant loss of dreams, loneliness, and the shattering effects from the potential dissolution of your family. However, there are joys to being single. It is wonderful to be freed from the shackles of a dysfunction partner and relationship and learn the beauty of thriving alone.
#alifefolded #postdivorce #postdivorcelife #narcissist #narcissisticabuseawareness #narcissisticabuserecovery #narcissisticabusesurvivor #narcissistic #betrayaltrauma #betrayaltraumarecovery #betrayaltraumahealing #cheatinghurts #selflove #happysingle #happysinglelife
Nov 4, 2025
17 min
Oct 28, 2025
43: You Need No More Reasons to Leave
Oct 28, 2025
Oct 28, 2025
12 min
When you have made the painful decision to divorce, it is sometimes easy to fall into the trap of thinking that you need to catch them just one more time in doing something wrong before the divorce is final. This can be especially true if you were married to an emotionally abusive partner who wore down your ability to trust yourself. When you know it is time to leave your marriage, you need no more reasons or vindication. It's okay to exit a relationship knowing that you did your best and made a painful, but necessary, decision and that no more evidence is needed to follow in this a correct course. And then you can move forward into your new life of peace and healing.
#alifefolded #narcissist #narcissisticabuseawareness #narcissisticabuserecovery #narcissisticabusesurvivor #narcissistic #betrayaltrauma #betrayaltraumarecovery #betrayaltraumahealing #cheatinghurts #selflove #divorcing
Oct 28, 2025
12 min
Oct 21, 2025
42: Divorcing a Narcissist
Oct 21, 2025
Oct 21, 2025
14 min
When you decide it is time to divorce your narcissistic spouse, prepare for the battle of your life. Yes, the narcissist is going to make it nasty and miserable. Yes, they are probably going to drag it out and fight everything reasonable you ask for. But there are tools to help you stay strong, get what you are legally entitled to, and keep your forward momentum forward toward peace.
#divorcinganarcissist #alifefolded #postdivorce #postdivorcelife #narcissist #narcissisticabuseawareness #narcissisticabuserecovery #narcissisticabusesurvivor #narcissistic
Oct 21, 2025
14 min
Oct 14, 2025
41: The Narcissist's Financial Shenanigans
Oct 14, 2025
Oct 14, 2025
14 min
Narcissists and Cluster B personality-disordered individuals are infamous for using money to control, manipulate, and abuse. Expect behaviors from them that don't make sense, particularly if you are divorcing them. In general, narcissists are irresponsible with money, because their lives are all about looking good, even if that is only a surface view. It's important to guard and take the time to be thorough in protecting yourselves against the financial shenanigans that are vastly common with those living with a narcissists, or attempting to disentangle themselves from one.
#alifefolded #postdivorce #postdivorcelife #narcissist #narcissisticabuseawareness #narcissisticabuserecovery #narcissisticabusesurvivor #narcissistic #financialabuse #financialabuseawareness #financialabuseisreal
Oct 14, 2025
14 min









