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Podcast: Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel
Episode: Why They Stayed: Dr. Nadine Macaluso Breaks Down Trauma Bonds in the Diddy Case
Description: Why do victims stay? Why do they protect their abusers — even when the world is watching?In the wake of the explosive allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, one thing has become painfully clear: the public still doesn’t understand trauma bonding.Today on Misunderstood, Dr. Nadine Macaluso — trauma therapist and former wife of “The Wolf of Wall Street” — joins Rachel a second time to break down how power, fear, and manipulation can trap victims in invisible chains. Dr. Nadine has lived it, studied it, and helps others break free from it.Thi...