Emotional abuse survivors guess at what normal is, doubt themselves, fear change, and feel stuck mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Here we get to heal it all.
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This podcast is dedicated to the unsung heroes out there wishing to heal from the wounds of childhood they did not create. Adult children of alcoholics and children of narcissistic parents have been emotionally conditioned and neurologically wired to abandon the authentic self, for the sake of parental attachments. Emotional neglect manifests as codependency, a need for external validation, and approval. Unaware, those suffering from abandonment wounds, who exhibit codependency often attract ...
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Breakdown to Breakthrough with Lisa A. Romano 4 Odd Trauma Responses Your Body Holds Onto In this insightful episode, Lisa A. Romano explores how unhealed trauma responses can remain stuck in the body, manifesting as physical symptoms that often go unnoticed or misunderstood. Lisa discusses four unusual trauma responses that may be affecting you mo…
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5 Toxic Family Members to Avoid On Your Emotional Healing Journey
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In this episode of the Breakdown to Breakthrough Podcast, Lisa A. Romano delves into the five toxic family members you need to avoid while on your healing journey: The Critic, The Denier, The Controller, The Martyr, and The Drama King/Queen. Lisa explains how each of these archetypes can undermine your progress, making it difficult for you to trust…
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What to Do When Someone Crosses Your Boundary: Codependency Recovery in Action
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What to Do When Someone Crosses Your Boundary: Codependency Recovery in Action In this powerful episode, we dive into the crucial topic of boundaries. Boundaries are essential for maintaining healthy relationships and protecting your emotional well-being. However, for those who have struggled with codependency, setting and enforcing boundaries can …
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The Importance of Self-Care and Self-Accountability in Healing from Narcissistic Abuse Healing from narcissistic abuse is a journey that requires immense strength, courage, and resilience. The pain inflicted by a narcissist can leave deep emotional wounds that often linger long after the relationship has ended. Amidst this healing process, self-car…
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Understanding the Neglectful Narcissist: Why Recognizing the Signs Matters When we think of narcissism, we often picture the grandiose, attention-seeking individual who craves admiration and validation. However, there is another, less obvious type of narcissist who can be equally damaging: the neglectful narcissist. Unlike their overt counterparts,…
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The Power of Instant Karma: What Happens When You Cross a Healed Empath When it comes to crossing paths with a healed empath, the repercussions can be immediate and profound. Unlike unhealed empaths, who may struggle with boundaries and absorb the negative energy around them, a healed empath has done the inner work necessary to protect their energy…
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Are you an adult child from a toxic, narcissistic, alcoholic or emotionally neglectful home? And are you on the inner child healing journey? If so, you'll want to understand how to tell if you're healing and on the right track. In this episode of Breakdown to Breakthrough, Lisa A. Romano, codependency expert, and mental wellness coach, shares her #…
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Why You Won't Be Happy When Leaving a Narcissist: Your Brain's Role Explained
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Leaving a narcissist is never easy, and many people are surprised by the emotional challenges they face even after ending the relationship. In this podcast episode with Lisa A. Romano, we uncover why breaking free from a narcissist often doesn't bring the immediate relief or happiness you might expect. Join us as we explore: The psychological impac…
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When We Don't Feel Good Enough: 3 Hidden Root Causes
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Do you struggle with feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness? Do you often wonder why you don't feel good enough? If so, rest assured that this episode of Breakdown to Breakthrough with Lisa A. Romano will open your mind and offer you the clarity you need to better understand three hidden root causes of feelings of inadequacy. But that's not all! L…
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Why You Struggle With Being Authentic: 3 Hidden Causes
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Overcoming Fear and Embracing Authenticity with Lisa A. Romano Do you find it challenging to be authentic? Were you raised by parents who conditioned you to live in fear of making mistakes or not appearing perfect? If so, this episode is for you. Lisa A. Romano offers invaluable insights that will help you understand yourself on a deeper level, pro…
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#1 RED FLAG THIS PERSON IS GOING TO MAKE YOUR LIFE MISERABLE
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Red flags aren't always red. Sometimes red flags look green, or pink, or sometimes white. If you are an adult child from a toxic, emotionally neglectful, or abusive home, you may not know how to trust your instincts when your gut tells you something is off about a person you are dealing with, and that's why Lisa A. Romano teaches consciousness, emo…
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STOP Taking Everything so Personally: Codependency Recovery
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Are you easily bothered or upset when others don't speak to you or treat you the way you expect them to? There is a fine line between fair expectation and the unfair expectations of someone struggling with codependency issues. In this episode, Breakthrough Life Coach and Award Winning Author Lisa A. Romano unveils red flags of unhealthy thinking of…
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Ready to become more emotionally intelligent and confident when dealing with difficult emotions? If so, buckle in for one of Lisa A. Romano's 12 Week Breakthrough LIVESTREAMS. Lisa offers weekly group calls with her LIVE 12 Week Breakthrough Program, and in this episode, you will hear a segment of this call, where she answers members' questions LIV…
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The Power of Your Emotions: Livestream Part One
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Ready to become more emotionally intelligent, and confident when dealing with your difficult emotions? If so, buckle in for one of Lisa A. Romano's 12 Week Breakthrough LIVESTREAMS. Lisa offers weekly group calls with her LIVE 12 Week Breakthrough Program, and in this episode, you will be hearing a segment of this call, where she answers members' q…
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Have you been cheated on, and are you feeling the betrayal of a partner's infidelity? If so, you don't want to miss this podcast episode on the 3 Hidden Causes of Cheating with Lisa A. Romano, a sought-after Life Coach and award-winning author who specializes in mental and emotional wellness, specifically for those suffering from codependency and n…
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3 Powerful Habits Crush Anxiety and Fear of Other People's DISAPPROVAL
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Did you know that the fear of disapproval can stem back to childhood and the fear of abandonment? And did you know that the fear of abandonment is akin to death, and that the human brain responds to this fear with the same sort of hormonal and emotional processes that would occur if your life was in danger? Yep, it's true. In this episode, mental h…
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The 3 Habits All Highly Successful People Live By And How to Implement Them Into Your LIFE NOW
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Habits, whether subconscious or conscious will dictate the course of your life, wanted or unwanted. Adult children of trauma, live by default, in survival mode and generally do not operate with a growth mindset. And although this is not their fault, unless they actively seek to develop habits that will lead to successful experiences, they will stay…
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Setting Boundaries with Crazymaking Family Members: 4 Steps
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Do you come from a toxic, dysfunctional, crazymaking family and do you struggle to set healthy boundaries with them to safeguard your mental health? If so, in this episode, Lisa A. Romano dives into 4 steps you can take to begin creating healthier boundaries with toxic family members. However, be prepared; they might not like the new and more asser…
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Hidden Signs of Childhood Trauma: Why You Can't Feel Your Feelings
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In this podcast episode, learn about the hidden signs of childhood trauma as they relate to stuffing your emotions, dissociation, denying what you feel, pretending not to feel what you feel and three life transforming mind hacks that will boost your emotional intelligence, self awareness and success quotient. Lisa A. Romano shows you how to live an…
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Raise Your Authenticity Level: Embrace Mistakes
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Elevate Your Authenticity: Embracing Mistakes and Letting Go of Criticism Join Lisa A. Romano in this transformative episode as she guides listeners on elevating authenticity. Discover the power of embracing mistakes as stepping stones to growth and self-discovery. Learn to withstand criticism from others without compromising your true self. Explor…
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Stop Being Afraid of Everything and Start Trusting Your Body's Intelligence In this episode, Lisa A Romano explores the concept of overcoming fear and learning to trust the innate intelligence of our bodies. She delves into the impact of fear on our mental and physical well-being, offering insights on shifting from constant fear to trust and empowe…
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Shadow Work of the People Pleaser: What You Didn't Know
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Shadow work refers to the journey one takes to make that which is subconscious conscious, so to discover the lost facets of the self for the purpose of a more integrated sense of self and being-ness. In this episode, Breakthrough Life Coach Lisa A. Romano, author of the bestselling books The Road Back to Me, (2012) and the award-winning Codependenc…
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When the Narcissist Texts You: 4 Mental Health Hacks to Beat Anxiety
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Narcissists can keep you emotionally and mentally enmeshed due to their mind games. If you are involved with a narcissist, you undoubtedly understand what it is like to walk on eggshells and freeze the moment they get in touch with you. You can be thousands of miles away and yet still react with anxiety when they reach out. Lisa A. Romano, renowned…
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Narcissistic Friends: #1 Best Way to Confront Them
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Narcissistic friends enjoy pushing you around, minimizing you, and embarrassing you in the name of a joke. By suggesting their antagonistic communication is a form of play, they covertly incapacitate your ability to push back rightfully. In this episode, Lisa A. Romano, Breakthrough Life Coach, an expert in the field of codependency recovery and na…
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3 BEST Reasons to Going No Contact with a Narcissist
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Narcissistic abuse is a real thing, and since 90% of the population is considered to be somewhat codependent, it is imperative to find as many empowering and valid reasons to ensure we do not fall prey to emotional manipulators. In this episode, you will find the confidence and encouragement you need to go no contact with those with narcissistic pe…
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This Makes You More Susceptible for Narcissistic Love Relationships
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Were you raised to feel not good enough and invisible, and were your emotions treated with indifference? And are you struggling to better understand your attraction to narcissists, sociopaths, or even psychopaths? If so, you're not alone. Many women who were raised by toxic parents, find themselves attracted to people who exhibit narcissistic tende…
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Codependency: Why You Tango With Narcissists
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Are you stuck in a toxic relationship and can't seem to end it? And do you feel like you are in a one way relationship and no matter how you try to get heard, the person you are dealing with cannot, will not, or refuses to hear you or meet you half way? If you identify as a codependent, you may recognize that it is not easy for you to stand up for …
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Codependency Causes You To Attract These Partners
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If you are codependent, you don't know who you are, you lack a sense of self, feel like a feather in the wind and tend to agree with others because you never learned to honor the self. In this episode, Lisa A. Romano the Breakthrough Life Coach, reveals the secrets to why codependents who have suffered childhood emotional neglect tend to develop pe…
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Narcissistic Mothers Exploit Your Need to be Loved
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Narcissistic mothers are hard to spot. All children have a tendency to see their mother through a tainted lens, one that causes a child to take responsibility for how a dysfunctional mother might cause them to feel rather than being able to comprehend the challenging dynamics. For example, a highly narcissistic mother, may exploit their child's nee…
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Are you concerned about diving back into the dating pool? If so, that's a great sign according to Lisa A. Romano, renowned Life Coach and expert in the field of codependency and narcissistic abuse recovery. According to Lisa, not being concerned is a red flag, especially if your relationship history is not all that wonderful. In this episode, learn…
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Emotional Manipulators Do This to Keep Their Targets In Line
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Emotional manipulators rely on DARVO, which is an acronym for deny, attack, and reverse victim-offender roles. If you have ever been involved with a narcissist, overtime you noticed a pervasive pattern of denying they did anything wrong. Even when you are convinced you are right, somehow, a narcissist is able to play the victim. IF this happens oft…
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If you've ever had to confront a narcissist, you've undoubtedly been met with projection, gaslighting, blame-shifting, accusations, and the twisting of the truth. In this episode, Lisa A. Romano, renowned Life Coach, bestselling author, and founder of Conscious Healing Academy, helps you better understand what to say and what not to say to a narcis…
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4 Steps to Better Mental Health: The Art of Letting Go
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Mental health and wellness include feeling confident in your decision making abilities, and the ability to overcome life's challenges. It also includes the ability to make clear and conscious decisions regarding what relationships work in your life and which ones are a source of emotional, mental, spiritual, physical and financial destruction. It a…
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Narcissists Will Never Agree With You, So Stop Trying to Get Through to Them
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Narcissistic people are not always easy to spot, especially if you struggle with codependency, have been raised in a dysfunctional home, and by those who emotionally neglected you or routinely minimized your emotions. When you are neurologically and subconsciously programmed to look outside of you for a sense of worthiness, and you meet a narcissis…
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Gaslighting: Why Narcissists Do It and What You Need to Know
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Gaslighting is essential to understand. When dealing with a narcissist or toxic person, it is essential to understand this destructive form of communication. When dealing with a narcissist, you will eventually discover that their agenda is to confuse their victim so that the victim does not have the confidence to own their version of reality. With …
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5 Trauma Personalities That Are Caused by Childhood Trauma
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Childhood trauma helps give rise to specific personality traits. Are you codependent, a helper, fixer, perfectionistic, anxious or controlling person, and wonder how your childhood may have helped shape how you live in the world? If so, this episode is for you. Listen in as renowned Life Coach and bestselling author Lisa A. Romano carefully explain…
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Managing Negative Emotion: Emotional Regulation Tips
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In this episode, learn how to better manage strong negative emotion with Lisa A. Romano's explanation of the necessity of developing a new cognitive pathway. If you struggle with emotional regulation, it is helpful to understand why before trying to manage strong negative emotions. Feeling invalidated as a child teaches you to deny your emotions. I…
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5 Specific Ways Narcissistic Parents Abuse Their Children
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In this episode, learn about 5 specific forms of abuse caused by narcissistic parents and some of the mental health challenges adult children of narcissistic parents have to face as a result. Narcissistic parents exploit the emotions, needs, emotions, and inner reality of their children through gaslighting, parentification, and invalidation, to nam…
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5 Ways Narcissistic Mothers Ruin Your Career
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Narcissistic mothers have long-lasting impacts on their adult daughters' mental health, including how they view themselves. If you had a narcissistic mother, you may find that you struggle more than those who were not raised by those with such high conflict personalities. In this episode, offered by Lisa A. Romano Breakthrough Life Coach, you will …
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Signs a Narcissists Wants Back in Your LIfe
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In this episode, you will learn about the signs a narcissist is trying to get back into your life. Recognizing the signs of a narcissist attempting to re-enter your life is paramount on your journey of healing and self-discovery. Hoovering, dear one, is the insidious tactic these individuals employ to suck you back into their web of manipulation an…
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5 Key Phrases to Disarm a Narcissist: To Help You Keep Your Cool
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Gaslighting is a term used to describe the mental, emotional, and psychological abuse that a narcissist relies on to cause their targets to distrust their perception of reality. In this episode, learn about this destabilizing mind game that a narcissist uses creating unhealthy and toxic relationship issues. The five key phrases Romano offers can as…
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Love Avoidant or Covert Narcissist in Disguise?
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Loving a love-avoidant person can be frustrating, but so can be wondering if you are dealing with a covert narcissist in disguise. In this episode, relationship coach and codependency narcissistic abuse expert Lisa A. Romano, the Breakthrough Life Coach, unveils how to tell the difference between a love-avoidant and a covert narcissist. She explain…
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Codependency Ruins Relationships: How to Stop Being Codependent
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Subconscious fears destroy relationships. Unhealed, unacknowledged, and unprocessed faulty childhood beliefs are malignant in that even though you may not be actively healing them, they eat at your ability to feel secure and safe in relationships regardless. Codependency is the byproduct of feeling unsafe, invisible, unheard and unwanted as a child…
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How To Tell If a Narcissist is Lying: Telltale Signs
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In this episode, learn how to tell if a narcissist is lying by watching for these telltale signs! Liars are not always easy to spot due to their chameleon-like behavior; however, if you take the time to step back and gain objectivity, you will notice pervasive patterns that indicate the person you are dealing with has a propensity to lie. Narcissis…
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Women who love men they can't have are those who attract and are attracted to emotionally unavailable men. Emotionally unavailable men, spouses and boyfriends often mirror the relationships women have had with the male role models in their lives. In some cases, women who have suffered emotional neglect of a mother can also find themselves settling …
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Narcissists Get Worse NOT Better: Here's Why
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In this episode, learn about why a narcissist gets worse and not better as they age. Whether you are referring to a narcissistic spouse, parent, sibling or friend, narcissists are those who rely on their looks, sexuality, and strength to control and maintain power over others. As narcissists age, they become angrier and more intolerable. Listen in …
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Things Gaslighters Say: 10 Gaslighting Phrases Used To Confuse and Control You
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In this episode, you will learn about the things gaslighters say to create confusion in you. In this podcast episode, learn about 10 gaslighting phrases used to confuse and control you. A gaslighter is someone who needs to keep you off balance. Gaslighting is used to deflect your focus. Gaslighting is the most extreme when you try to hold a narciss…
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Mental Health Issues Caused by Narcissistic Mother
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As the child of a narcissistic mother, your subconscious mind has been impressed with concepts, beliefs, and ideas that although helped you survive as a child, may work against your spiritual, mental, and emotional unfolding today. Being raised by a narcissistic mother poses significant risks to one's perception of self, which can taint every area …
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Rejecting a narcissist is not like ending a relationship with someone who is emotionally mature, or emotionally regulated. Rejecting a narcissist is akin to sticking your arm into the mouth of a hungry lion. Narcissists require power and control over others, and so when a source of narcissistic supply dares to say NO MORE, there are significant con…
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If you have ever broken up with or ended a toxic controlling relationship with a narcissist, you know first hand how crazymaking and nonsensical communication can be. Understanding the mindset of a narcissist can help you prepare for how NOT to take the bait when they seek to exploit your emotions and sense of reality. In this episode, Lisa A. Roma…
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