Mica Miller Could See Everything JPM Was Doing — A Therapist on Why She Stayed

Mica Miller Could See Everything JPM Was Doing — A Therapist on Why She Stayed

Author: Hidden Killers Podcast May 14, 2026 Duration: 26:55

It is not a decision. It is not weakness. It is your nervous system doing exactly what intermittent reinforcement trained it to do — clinging to the relief that follows the pain because the brain cannot tell the difference between the source of danger and the source of safety when they live in the same person.

Mica Miller filed for divorce from Pastor John-Paul Miller in October 2023. According to court records, it was dismissed months later. She filed for spousal support in April 2024. She died eleven days after that filing. A federal indictment alleges JPM cyberstalked her for 528 days. He has pleaded not guilty.

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explains the neuroscience behind the cycle that trapped Mica — and that is operating right now in relationships where no crime has been committed and no one on the outside suspects a thing. Scott recently explored this on her Substack, Spotlight on Psychology. This conversation takes it from the page into the cases and the lives that prove it.

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