Healing Tools & Recovery Skills

S3 EP90: Feeling Confused? How Toxic People Keep Us Baffled and Stuck

Send us a text Have you noticed that when you’re finally ready to leave, your toxic or narcissistic partner suddenly does something amazing? How they surprise you to keep you off balance and confused about the state of the relationship? In this episode, Lisa Sonni joins to discuss how narcissists and other toxic people use…

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S3 EP89: When You Can’t Leave or Stay: How to Recognize a Trauma Bond

Send us a text There comes a point when you know you need to leave, but you can’t. The connection with your loved one is too powerful. In this episode, Rossana Faye joins me to discuss the signs and symptoms of a late-stage trauma bond. If you think you’ve been trauma bonded, become a subscriber…

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S3 EP88: When You’ve Been Driven Mad and Snap: The Power of Reactive Abuse

Send us a text Has someone driven you to the breaking point? When you just lose it and snap? This week, Rossana Faye joins me to discuss the destructive power of reactive abuse. Victims often feel terribly guilty afterward, yet they’ve been deliberately provoked into reacting. To learn how to stop reactive abuse, subscribe for…

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S3 EP86: Why is My Partner a Narcissist? Which is it—A Nature or Nurture Problem?

Send us a text Are narcissists born or made? And why does this question matter, considering the terrible toll of narcissistic abuse? This week, psychotherapist Dr. Peter Salerno joins me to discuss the root causes of narcissism along with the common misunderstandings about Narcissistic Personality Disorder.  Learn the importance of understanding the underpinning of this…

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S3 EP85: Does Childhood Abuse Leave a Lasting Legacy in Adult Relationships: An Interview with Nia Renee

Send us a text What is the impact of childhood abuse on adult relationships? Can children overcome early trauma? Nia Renee joins me this week to discuss the lasting legacy of abuse. She describes the impact of chronic gaslighting and neglect on her later relationships. Learn what role resiliency and determination played in helping break…

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S3 EP84: How Narcissistic Abuse Could Cost You Your Identity: The Dangers of Echoism

Send us a text Are you speaking up less? Fawning more? There’s a high cost to living with a narcissist, and it could be your identity. This week, Lynn Strathdee, psychodynamic therapist, joins me to discuss echoism, the true opposite personality style to narcissism. She shares how fawning could result in a loss of our…

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S3 EP81: Why Narcissists Have Problems with Being Securely Attached to You

Send us a text What’s the connection between attachment styles and narcissism? This week, Dr. Erin Leonard, a practicing psychotherapist, joins me to discuss the common problems narcissists have with emotional intelligence and creating secure connections with others. She’s recently authored How to Outsmart a Narcissist, where she describes the best ways to protect ourselves…

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S3 EP79: Why Family Court Too Often Takes the Side of the Narcissistic Abuser

Have you noticed that too off family court becomes just another battle ground for the narcissist? Lisa Sonni joins me this week to discuss post-separation of abuse. Most of us passionately want to protect our children from our toxic ex only to experience more helplessness in the mediation and courtrooms. To learn how to tip…

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S3 EP78: Why Most People, Including the Victim, Fail to Recognize Narcissistic Abuse

Send us a Text Message. Are you being abused and don’t know it? Not only is society blind to narcissistic abuse, but so are most victims. In this episode, Lisa Sonni joins me to talk about why narcissistic abuse is so difficult to spot, even to the victims, and the role this plays in the…

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S3 EP77: Bill Eddy’s Best Advice For Dealing with Narcissistic Bullies

Send us a Text Message. Every person who has dealt with a narcissist has been bullied. This week, expert and author Bill Eddy joins me to discuss what we get wrong about bullying behavior and the practical steps we all should take to better protect ourselves from antagonistic and vindictive people. To learn more about…

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