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The podcast for all survivors of narcissistic abuse with a twist- inspirational stories of hope, with tips, tricks, tools and strategies from experts and survivors to help you create your roadmap to living a life you love. If narcissists can have a playbook then why can't survivors also have a playbook, so that they can learn how to live their best lives, despite what the abuser in their lives do, or don't do. This is your roadmap to living a life you love.
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Send us a text In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking to the amazing Dr. Nadine Macaluso, the ex wife of the Wolf of Wallstreet, therapist, author, and all around amazing human who turned her life completely around, with 2 young children, and with nothing to her name. We talk about trauma bonds and cognitive dissonance, and how these affect every survivor of narcissistic abuse, but also, children victims too. This episode is full of juicy tips and nuggets that I know are going ...
Send us a text This is the episode for anyone who has suffered, or is suffering from chronic pain. Wowza. Adriana shares her story of growing up with a narcissistic mom, to dating various narcissistic men (so common, as your body goes with what it knows), to suffering debilitating chronic pain attacks, in rapid fire. From this, to building a life she loves. It's a power half an hour full of tips and tools to help you navigate this with far more clarity and confidence, and also, hopefully, hel...
Send us a text In this Episode, I talk about the importance of radical acceptance, reframing and mantras to help survivors, specifically those protective parents, navigate the ultra marathon that "co-parenting" with an active narcissistic counter parent is. I then move into a discussion about how these tools can help those protective parents whose children have been turned against them. It's a powerful episode full of insights and tools and mindset shifts to help you live a life you love, des...
Send us a text In this episode, I talk to Courtney Gilmartin, a documentation expert, the founder of the Monarch Method, as well as the New Jersey Protective Moms a Non-Profit organization. Documentation is truly the foundation of your case proving your ex's patterns of behaviour, so, it's vital that you become an expert in this area, as they are always going to counter parent, and very rarely do what's actually in your children's best interest. Courtney drops some key tips ...
Send us a text In this episode, I talk to the amazing Allison Dagney, emotional abuse recovery mentor, 2 times best selling author and host of her own podcast. She is both a survivor and an expert. She shares her story of abuse and escape with us, and then, shares her path to healing, which is full of helpful tips and tricks to help you create a life you love, despite what the abuser in your life does, or doesn't do. You can find her on IG at allisonkdagney or on her website at www.ra...
Send us a text In this episode, the amazing Renee Bauer, family law attorney, author and app creator, joins us to help you navigate the legal system and your lawyer, with more confidence, while giving you real life tips and tools that will save your sanity, your peace of mind, your time, your energy and your bank account. You can find Renee on IG @msreneebauer or via her website at: www.familylawyerct.com and her app: @parentcopilot Visit: https://chantalcontorinescoaching.com to ...
Send us a text In this episode, I connect with the truly awe inspiring Jill Wise @the_enlightened_target, about her harrowing journey, from the child of a malignant narcissistic father to the wife of a narcissistic abuser, who later colluded with her father to fracture her bond with her son. Over a decade in the court system; having her ex and her father join forces; and experiencing her son be alienated from her. All of this could easily break a person. While Jill found herself at rock...
Send us a text In this episode, I talk to the amazing Kelly Sutliff, a psychotherapist, a DV survivor, and the founder of a nonprofit Kelly's Canine. She was married for only 11 months, with no joint assets and no children, but her divorce took over 4 years. After the first and only instance of physical abuse, a series of horrific instances that were meant to end her life, Kelly hit rock bottom in the aftermath of this episode. But, she managed to climb back out and has created a life that sh...
Send us a text In this episode, I am joined with The Vanessa Reiser, survivor, therapist, mom, author, ironman, and narcissistic/cult expert. We delve into how victims can escape, become survivors and then learn to thrive despite what their exes do or don't do. Vanessa talks about her own personal story and how she climbed out from the bottom she found herself in and rebuilt her life from the ground up. She partners her own personal experience with her professional expertise on narcissistic a...
Send us a text Dr Sherrie Campbell shares her story, as the child of two sadistic parents to escaping the toxic family system she grew up in, who then rebuilt her life from the ground up, becoming a trailblazer in the area of toxic family systems and healing from abuse. Hers is a story of hope for every survivor. She shares what helped her rebuild from nothing into the powerhouse that she is today. Hers is a story of hope, inspiration, rebuilding, reconnecting, boundaries, resilience, and rec...
Send us a text Amanda Nguyen shares her story, from full time stay at home mom, who after 20 plus years, found herself in a custody battle with her abuser- a tug of war between her and her abuser, where the children were the rope. She chose to lay down the rope, with the hope and intention of being able to reconnect with her children. Through this, she did hit rock bottom, she was suicidal, but, has built back her life all the while, learning how to stay in contact with her 3 boys who live fu...
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