Beyond Curious

About Beyond Curious

Welcome to Beyond Curious. This podcast follows the very real experience of Jesse, through a relationship that began with love and promise but spiralled into something far more complex and confronting. What unfolded was filled with deception, manipulation, and moments so wild they feel almost unbelievable.

Publisher

Here's the Thing Productions

Category

health & fitness · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 Sept 2025

Latest episode

16 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jul 2026

   Episode Nine: How to say goodbye to a riot goblin

   Ok so, let's talk about reckoning... In the final chapter of Jesse's story, the search for truth begins. In this episode, Jesse and Keeks reflect on the aftermath of deception, abuse and coercive control. As the pieces finally fall into place, they explore the cost of searching for answers, the complexity of trauma bonds, and the quiet process of choosing yourself after everything falls apart. This is a story about reckoning. And ultimately, about freedom. If you are impacted by any of the themes discussed in this episode, help is available: Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/) (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/)13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support & suicide prevention. 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/) 1800 737 732 – Free, 24/7 counselling for people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Suicide Call Back Service (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)1300 659 467 – Free professional 24/7 telephone, online and video counselling for people at risk of suicide, or those bereaved or concerned. Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/)1300 22 4636 – Support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. If someone’s life is in immediate danger or you believe there is imminent risk call 000. Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

2. 

   20 May 2026

   Episode Eight: The boyfriend experience

   Ok so, let's talk about the boyfriend experience... After months of chaos, disappearing realities, and emotional whiplash, Jesse reaches the point where the relationship stops feeling confusing and starts feeling impossible. In this episode, Jesse and Keeks unpack the final unraveling. The manipulation, the coercive control, the obsessive accusations, the emotional performances, and the slow erosion of Jesse’s identity beneath it all. As Danni’s world becomes increasingly unstable, Jesse finds herself trapped in a cycle of fear, responsibility, and psychological survival. What once felt like love now feels more like crisis management, preventing spirals, absorbing blame, and trying to hold together a reality that keeps shifting underneath her. This episode explores the devastating physical toll chronic psychological stress can take on the body and mind, and contains discussions of coercive control, emotional abuse, suicidal threats, psychological manipulation, and trauma responses. If you are impacted by any of the themes discussed in this episode, help is available: Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/) (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/)13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support & suicide prevention. 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/) 1800 737 732 – Free, 24/7 counselling for people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Suicide Call Back Service (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)1300 659 467 – Free professional 24/7 telephone, online and video counselling for people at risk of suicide, or those bereaved or concerned. Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/)1300 22 4636 – Support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. If someone’s life is in immediate danger or you believe there is imminent risk call 000. Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

3. 

   20 Apr 2026

   Episode Seven: 37 days later

   Ok so, let's talk about attachment... This episode picks up the moment everything should have ended. After a night of interrogation, degradation, and fear, the relationship was over. But it didn’t end. Over the next 37 days, more than 12,000 messages were sent. Calls. Pleas. Apologies. Declarations of love. Threats. Confusion. Chaos. And slowly, almost imperceptibly… the door reopened. In this episode, Jesse walks through the month after leaving, where distance should have brought clarity, but instead became a battleground of emotion, pressure, and psychological pull. We unpack what it actually feels like to leave an abusive relationship, and why it’s rarely a clean break. Why logic doesn’t hold. Why empathy overrides instinct. And why sometimes you find yourself going back to the very thing that broke you. Because when the harm isn’t physical, it’s harder to name. Harder to prove. And oftentimes much, much harder to leave. If you are impacted by any of the themes discussed in this episode, help is available: Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/) (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/)13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support & suicide prevention. 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/) 1800 737 732 – Free, 24/7 counselling for people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Suicide Call Back Service (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)1300 659 467 – Free professional 24/7 telephone, online and video counselling for people at risk of suicide, or those bereaved or concerned. Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/)1300 22 4636 – Support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. If someone’s life is in immediate danger or you believe there is imminent risk call 000. Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

4. 

   23 Feb 2026

   Episode Six: Choices and consequences, Danni

   Ok so, let's talk about choices... While Jesse is on the other side of the world, the chaos doesn’t quiet, it escalates. A 4:30am text. A boundary pushed. A relationship “ended”… and then pulled back into the cycle again. This episode explores how manipulation reframes responsibility, how guilt becomes leverage, and how quickly empowerment can unravel under pressure. We also flip the lens, what does it feel like to stand beside someone you love while they’re drowning and you can’t pull them out? At its core, this is about choices. Who makes them. Who carries them. And what it takes to finally choose yourself. If you are impacted by any of the themes discussed in this episode, help is available: Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/) (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/)13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support & suicide prevention. 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/) 1800 737 732 – Free, 24/7 counselling for people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Suicide Call Back Service (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)1300 659 467 – Free professional 24/7 telephone, online and video counselling for people at risk of suicide, or those bereaved or concerned. Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/)1300 22 4636 – Support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. If someone’s life is in immediate danger or you believe there is imminent risk call 000. Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

5. 

   21 Dec 2025

   And now, a word from our sponsors (kidding it's just us)...

   Before Episode 6, we take a moment to reflect on what's unfolded so far. We're taking a breath excited to return in the new year. Have a safe holiday break, and please be kind to one another. Thank you to all who have listened. Find us on Instagram @beyondcuriousshow If you're feeling alone or need support, help is available: Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/) (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/)13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support & suicide prevention. 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/) 1800 737 732 – Free, 24/7 counselling for people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Suicide Call Back Service (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)1300 659 467 – Free professional 24/7 telephone, online and video counselling for people at risk of suicide, or those bereaved or concerned. Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/)1300 22 4636 – Support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. If someone’s life is in immediate danger or you believe there is imminent risk call 000. Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

6. 

   17 Nov 2025

   Episode Five: Touched by an angel

   Ok so, let's talk about humanity... For seven months, Jesse lived inside a relationship that swung between deep connection and growing unease. There were tender moments, shared plans and the beginnings of a life that felt real. But beneath the ordinary beat of a new relationship, something darker was taking shape. A cycle that kept tightening, bit by bit, argument by argument. When Jesse leaves for Europe, those familiar patterns don’t pause. They accelerate. Strange crises appear. New names surface. Stories shift without warning. And each twist seems designed to pull her back into the same exhausting loop. From the other side of the world, the mystery sharpens and the abuse cycle reveals its true gravity. What felt confusing up close becomes impossible to ignore at a distance. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of emotional and sexual abuse, suicide, and self-harm. If you are impacted by any of the themes discussed in this episode, help is available: Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/) (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/)13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support & suicide prevention. 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/) 1800 737 732 – Free, 24/7 counselling for people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Suicide Call Back Service (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)1300 659 467 – Free professional 24/7 telephone, online and video counselling for people at risk of suicide, or those bereaved or concerned. Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/)1300 22 4636 – Support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. If someone’s life is in immediate danger or you believe there is imminent risk call 000. Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

7. 

   31 Oct 2025

   Episode Four: The dark night of the soul

   Ok so, let's talk about Tom Hardy... June and July blur into chaos as Jesse’s relationship with Danni spins deeper into cycles of love, rage and pseudo-repair. What begins with suspicion over dating apps and “rental ads” turns into legal threats, psychological warfare and emotional collapse. Between therapy sessions, friends trying to help, and moments of deceptive calm, Jesse clings to the hope that the man she fell for is still real. Caught between love, guilt, despair, and a life-saving insurance policy, Jesse faces the unthinkable and begins to understand just how deeply coercive control can unravel a person’s sense of self. This episode explores the devastating psychological toll of coercive control and how survival can come down to a single, unexpected moment of clarity. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of emotional abuse, suicide, and self-harm. If you are impacted by any of the themes discussed in this episode, help is available: Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/) (https://www.lifeline.org.au/131114/)13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support & suicide prevention. 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/) 1800 737 732 – Free, 24/7 counselling for people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Suicide Call Back Service (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)1300 659 467 – Free professional 24/7 telephone, online and video counselling for people at risk of suicide, or those bereaved or concerned. Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/)1300 22 4636 – Support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. If someone’s life is in immediate danger or you believe there is imminent risk call 000. Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

8. 

   22 Oct 2025

   Episode Three: The merchant of chaos

   Ok so, let's talk about reckoning... After Danni's violent outburst, Jesse wakes in a fog, desperate to love the man she fell for back into existence. He calls it dissociation, checks into a psych ward, and rewrites the story casting her as the problem. Then comes Roxi, the “supportive friend” who turns out to be something else entirely. The lies unravel, the gaslighting deepens, and when the fog finally lifts, Jesse’s friend Wayne says the only thing left to say, run. Trigger warning: This episode discusses emotional abuse and themes of mental illness. For information on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) visit SANE.org (https://www.sane.org/information-and-resources/facts-and-guides/dissociative-identity-disorder) For mental health support: Lifeline (https://www.lifeline.org.au/) provides 24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 14, text 0477 13 11 14 (https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-text/) or chat online. (https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat/) Suicide Call Back Service (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/) provides 24/7 support if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal. Call 1300 659 467. Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/) aims to increase awareness of depression and anxiety and reduce stigma. If you or a loved one need help, you can call 1300 22 4636, 24 hours/7 days a week or chat online (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support). MindSpot (https://www.mindspot.org.au/) is a free telephone and online service for people with anxiety, stress, low mood or depression. It provides online assessment and treatment for anxiety and depression. MindSpot is not an emergency or instant response service. Call 1800 61 44 34. Medicare Mental Health (https://www.medicarementalhealth.gov.au/) gives advice and will connect you to local mental health services. Call 1800 595 212. MensLine Australia (https://mensline.org.au/) is a professional telephone and online counselling service offering support to Australian men. Call 1300 78 99 78, 24 hours/7 or chat online (https://mensline.org.au/phone-and-online-counselling/). Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

9. 

   9 Oct 2025

   Episode Two: Love in a time of nausea

   Ok so, let's talk about emotional triage... When Danni reveals his cancer diagnosis, Jesse’s compassion draws her closer but something doesn’t feel right. Between talk of wills, chemo, and psychedelic “death journeys,” reality starts to twist. In this episode, love meets confusion, care meets control, and the line between sickness and manipulation begins to blur. Music @fatshaudi (https://www.instagram.com/fatshaudi/?hl=en) Get support in Australia: 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/?utm_source=Google+Hotline+DV+One+Box&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=DV+One+Box&utm_id=GHOB&utm_term=domestic+violence) Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/) Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/) Get support outside of Australia: NO MORE Global Directory (https://nomoredirectory.org/) Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

10. 

    30 Sept 2025

    Episode One: This is not a story about cancer

    Ok so, let's talk about cancer... In the opening episode of Beyond Curious, hosts Keeks and Jesse set the stage for a story that goes far beyond illness. Jesse begins unpacking the early days of her relationship with Danni, the charm, the pull, the red flags she brushed aside, and how a sudden cancer diagnosis became the hook that bound her more tightly to him. What emerges is not a story about sickness, but about love, control, family patterns, and the invisible forces that keep us tethered to relationships we can’t easily walk away from. Music credits @fatshaudi (https://www.instagram.com/fatshaudi/?hl=en) (thank you for gifting your beautiful music) Get support in Australia: 1800RESPECT (https://1800respect.org.au/?utm_source=Google+Hotline+DV+One+Box&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=DV+One+Box&utm_id=GHOB&utm_term=domestic+violence) Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/) Lifeline Australia (https://www.lifeline.org.au/) Get support outside of Australia: NO MORE Global Directory (https://nomoredirectory.org/) Learn more: Coercive Control, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (https://www.aihw.gov.au/family-domestic-and-sexual-violence/understanding-fdsv/coercive-control) Intimate Partner Violence, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (https://www.aihw.gov.au/family-domestic-and-sexual-violence/types-of-violence/intimate-partner-violence) DFV Risk Factors and Identification, Qld Government (https://cspm.csyw.qld.gov.au/practice-kits/domestic-and-family-violence/high-risk-factors#:~:text=Stalking%20behaviours%20include%20technology%2Dfacilitated,Women) Partner Violence, Australian Bureau of Statistics (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/crime-and-justice/partner-violence/latest-release) Ending Violence Against Women, UN Women (https://unwomen.org.au/facts-and-figures-ending-violence-against-women/) Beyond Curious shares lived experiences of coercive control, emotional abuse, and professional misconduct. All events discussed are drawn from documented evidence, contemporaneous messages, or firsthand accounts. Identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect privacy and safety. All references to documents, images, or communications are based on material that was voluntarily shared with the host at the time of the events. Any opinions expressed are clearly identified as personal reflections, and care has been taken to avoid publishing private medical or identifying information. The aim of this podcast is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support recovery, not to defame or harm. Every statement has been made in good faith and supported by credible material.

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