A Date With Darkness Podcast
By Dr. Natalie Jones, PsyD, LPCC
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Episodes: 187
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A Date With Darkness podcast discusses the impact of narcissistic abuse and other relationship wounds on your well-being. This podcast provides tips for breaking free from relationships with narcissists and other unhealthy relationship patterns so that you can begin your healing journey, reclaim your independence and sanity, feel confident and know your worth, break toxic cycles, and create the healthy loving relationships that you deserve.
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Desire for a Partner
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Rediscovering Self After Trauma; Featuring Lyvonne Briggs
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The Hidden Costs of Codependency and How to Heal; Featuring Shaketa Robinson-Bruce, LPC
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Attachment in Relationships; featuring Simone Sanders, MSW, RSW
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Is Racism a Form of Narcissistic Abuse; Featuring Robyn Mourning
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Breaking Free from Situationships; featuring Ibbie Aromolaran
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Unmasking Abuse Understanding Domestic Violence and Control; Featuring Krista Verrastro, MA, RDT/BCT
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Trauma and Attachment; featuring Dr. Diane Poole Heller
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Repeating cycles in relationships; Featuring Beverly Engel, LMFT
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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The Absent Father Effect On Daughters, featuring Susan Schwartz, PhD
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Narcissists and Funerals
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Overlooked Signs of Dangerous Instability In a Narcissist
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Loneliness and Narcissism; Featuring Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD, Part 2
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Loneliness and Narcissism; Featuring Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Narcissists and Weddings
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Reasons Why We Attract Narcissists
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Black Male Narcissists in Therapy
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Other Causes of Changes in Personality
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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The Romance Scammer
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Down-Low Men
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Narcissistic Homoerotica In Heterosexual Female Friendship
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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No Contact, Low Contact, and Grey Rock Methods with Narcissists
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Healing Sisterhood, Featuring Dr Joy Harden Bradford, PhD
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Children Caught in the Crossfire of Conflict Between Their Parents
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Some Things I Learned in My Career Over The Years
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Men Who Center Women
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Male-Centered Women
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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New Year's Relationship Intentions
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Preserving Your Mental Health During the Holidays
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents, Featuring Dr. Sherrie Campbell, PhD
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Self-Love After Narcissistic Abuse. The Tough Love Edition
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Destructive Intimacy Habits of Narcissists
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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A Study on Narcissism in the Black Community, Featuring Dr Virgil Zeigler Hill, Ph D
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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The Kind Narcissist and Sexual Manipulation
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Q & A: How the Narcissist May React to No-Contact
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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The Kind Narcissist
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Unhealthy Reasons For Having Children
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Did the Narcissist Ever Love Me
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Why You Should Never Get Revenge Against the Narcissist
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May 23, 2023 |
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How I Was Spiritually Groomed For an Abusive Marriage; Featuring Daphne McGee Esq.
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May 05, 2023 |
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Maladaptive Coping Patterns We Develop As a Result of Narcissistic Abuse
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Challenges in the Healing Process
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Boys to Men Series, Part 3: Addressing the Mother Wound in Men
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Boys to Men Series, Part 2: The Father Wound in Men
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Boys to Men Series Part 1: Men Who Experienced Sexual Trauma During Childhood
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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A.C.O.N.
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Coping with Overthinking and Parental Alienation; Featuring Jill Wise
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Married Men Misrepresenting Themselves as Single While Dating (Kiss of Death Series)
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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If I Can't Have You, No One Else Can (Kiss of Death Series)
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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When Family and Friends Support the Abuser Over You
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Dynamics in Dysfunctional Families; Featuring Laura Connell
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Thoughts and Reflections for the New Year
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Detox and Clarity in Your Healing Journey; Featuring Morganne Brownlee, LPC
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Without Consent: Abuse of Your Private Photos; Featuring Dr. Charlotte Laws, Ph.D.
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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The Dark Triad, Featuring Dr. Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Ph.D
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Violence Among Women
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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D.A.R.V.O.
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Therapy with Narcissists, featuring Wendy Behary, LCSW
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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During the Honeymoon, Featuring Dr. Kerry McAvoy, PhD.
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Ghosting
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Learning How to Make and Nurture Friendships, Featuring Danielle Bayard Jackson, Friendship Expert
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Love Addiction, Love Avoidance, and Love Deprivation; Featuring Shena Tubbs
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, Featuring Dr. Sherrie Campbell PhD.
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Masculinity, Femininity, & Limerence, featuring Erika Simone
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Exploring The Connection Between Father Wounds, Faith, and Emotional Dysregulation, Featuring Erika Simone
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Underestimating the Narcissist
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Becoming Confident, Featuring Deandra Kanu
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Parental Alienation, Featuring Dr. Amy Baker, PhD.
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Connecting with Quality Men, Featuring Bob Grant, PLC
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Self-Compassion, Featuring Dr. Kristen Neff, PhD.
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Submissiveness vs Emotional Abuse, Featuring Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD.
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Sexual Coercion and Betrayal Trauma in Marriage, Featuring Anne Blythe
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Exploring Hidden Depression, Featuring Dr. Margaret Rutherford, PhD.
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Does the Narcissist Truly Move On After They Discard You, Featuring Telsha Edinburgh
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Healing from Betrayal trauma featuring Dr. Debi Silber, PhD.
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Learning to Process My Anxious Attachment, Featuring Kimeka Tacklin
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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Healing From Abandonment with Susan Anderson, LCSW
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Difficulty coping with Microaggressions, Featuring Dr. Holly Sawyer, PhD, LPC
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Exploring Parental Emotional Incest and Trauma, Featuring Britt Frank, LSCSW, SEP
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Exploring Idealization of Men In the Family, Featuring Cameka Alexander, Behavioral Counselor
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Ending The Relationship with Your Dysfunctional Family, Featuring Dr. Sherrie Campbell, PhD
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Avoidant and Anxious Attachment in Dating, Featuring Dalila Jusic-LaBerge, LMFT
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May 06, 2022 |
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Exploring Financial Fraud, With Bernadette Harris, MS, MBA, CFE
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Managing Shame Around Money, Featuring Emily Maclin
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Learning to Trust Your Intuition, Featuring Dr. Fanike-Kiara Young, LCSW
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Signs That You Are Being Devalued By a Narcissist
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Idealization in Relationships
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Abuse Tactics We Internalize and How to Overcome Them
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Personal Growth Tools To Develop Healthy Relationships After Abuse
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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How to Know When a Narcissist is Discarding You
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Reasons Why Your Relationships Are Dysfunctional
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Misogynoir: The Other Discrimination That Black Women Face; Featuring Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD.
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Learning to Effectively Cope with The Narcissist's Behaviors During the Holidays
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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The Narcissist's Behaviors During the Holidays
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Ways to Protect Your Energy and Relationships During The Holidays
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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How Sexual Shame Affects Your Relationship, Featuring Eliza Boquin, LMFT
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Things to Consider Before Re-Establishing a Relationship with an Abuser
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Signs That You Are A Magnet For Abusive Relationships and How to Put A Stop to It
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Preparing Your Finances for Divorce, Featuring CDFA Nikki Tucker
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Learning How to be Vulnerable After Experiencing Sexual Trauma; Featuring Counsellor Jordan Pickell
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Reporting Child Abuse, Featuring Nicole Stolar-Peterson, LCSW-BCD
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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How to Help to Children Who Are Victims of Narcissistic Parents
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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How to Find and Attract Safe Relationships With Healthy Partners
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Exploring Environmental and Genetic Factors of Abuse, Featuring Yolanda Renteria, LPC
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Increasing Self-Care Practices and Managing Emotional Burnout: Featuring Michelle Goodloe, LCSW
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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The Narcissistic Mother and Daughter Dynamic; Featuring Ronica Cormier
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Why It's Not a Good Idea to Remain Friends With a Narcissist After a Breakup
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Why You Have Difficulty Trusting Others
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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What to Do Instead of Waiting for An Abusive Person to Change
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Everything You Need To Know About Your Inner Critic, Featuring Dr. Maria Mercedes Dominguez, PhD, LMFT
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May 20, 2021 |
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Identifying Red Flags in Sexual Health at the Ob-gyn's Office, Featuring Dr. Joy'El Ballard MD
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May 12, 2021 |
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Part 2: Healing People of Color Using EMDR Therapy, Featuring Quandra Chaffers, LCSW, CSE
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May 04, 2021 |
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BDSM, Kink, Sexual Fantasies, and Trauma; Featuring Quandra Chaffers, LCSW, CSE
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Surviving Toxic Families, Featuring Marina Williams, LMHC
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Exploring Troubled Relationships Between Mothers and Daughters, Featuring Ann Dillard LMFT
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Part 2: Continuing to Explore Deceptiveness and Red Flags in Relationships; Featuring Anna Stowe Certified Mitigation Specialist
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Investigating the Red Flags in Relationships, Featuring Certified Mitigation Specialist Anna Stowe
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Addressing the Pain of Those Who are Hurting on Valentine's Day
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Escaping Emotional Abuse, Featuring Beverly Engel, LMFT
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Sitting in the Adult Chair With Michelle Chalfant, LPC
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Coming to Terms with The Fifth Agreement, Featuring don Jose Ruiz
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Understanding How the Body Stores Trauma, Featuring Dr. Janina Fisher, PhD.
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Liberation from Racialized Trauma, Featuring Shawna Murray-Browne, LCSW-C
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Exploring the Gifts of Grief; Featuring Dr. Ajita Robinson, PhD, LCPC
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Understanding Character Disturbances, Featuring Dr. George Simon, PhD.
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Fighting for Divorce and Custody With the Narcissist, Featuring Steven Peskind, Esq.
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May 13, 2020 |
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The Darker the Berry, The Deeper The Hurt: Featuring Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, PhD. and Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD.
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Fighting the Energy Vampires, Featuring Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Fatphobia: Facing the Impact of Society's Narcissistic Views on Body Image, Featuring Sonalee Rashatwar, LCSW, MEd.
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Thoughtful Reflections on A Father's Beliefs About His Daughter's Virginity, Featuring Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Listener Question #1: Tips for How to Co-Parent with a Narcissist
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Confession #6: Living With Parental Incest, Featuring Nancy Allen
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Understanding Narcissism From the Perspective of a Narcissist: Featuring HG Tudor
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Taking a Closer Look at Suicide and Self-Harm: Featuring Dr. Meagan Houston-Bright, LP
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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Confession #5: Mr. and Mrs. X's Fight Against the Financially Abusive Ex
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Restoring Your Personal Energy, Featuring Brandi Lewis, LPC
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Learning to Heal From Narcissistic Abuse and the Nice Girl Syndrome, Featuring Beverly Engel, LMFT
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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The Highly Sensitive Person: Featuring Patricia Young LCSW
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Fatherless Daughters: Finding Inner Peace Without Your Father on Father's Day and Beyond
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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Inner Bonding: Featuring Dr. Margaret Paul, PhD.
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Exploring the Relational Concerns of Single Parent Homes: Featuring Dr. Earl Turner, Phd
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Couples Counseling Dilemma: Exploring Counseling When Your Partner is Narcissistic: Featuring Ernesto Segismundo, LMFT
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May 28, 2019 |
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Coping With Your Pain on Mother's Day
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May 12, 2019 |
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Relationships vs Situationships: Signs That Yours Teen's Relationship is Unhealthy: Featuring Marline Francois-Madden, LCSW
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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How Describing Black Girls "Fast" and "Grown" Does More Harm Than Good: Featuring Jaynay Johnson LMFT
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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How to Start Dating Again After Leaving a Toxic Relationship: Featuring Marquita Johnson, LPC
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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Understanding the Impact of Codependency in Relationships: Featuring Sharon Martin, LCSW
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Making Self-Love and Self-Validation a Priority For Yourself: Featuring Ms. Zeahlot Lopez, LMFT, LPCC
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Narcissism in Black Gay Men: Featuring Dr. Jonathan M. Lassiter, PhD.
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Ghosting in Relationships
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Narcissistic Gaslighting
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Manipulation Tactics of Narcissists
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Feb 18, 2019 |
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When Your Partner Ignores Your Sexual Needs: Featuring Dr. Laurie Mintz, PhD.
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Feb 03, 2019 |
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How The Power of Non-Sexual Touch Can Help Manage Our Emotions, Featuring Shayla Tumbling, LPC-A
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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Understanding Why the Non-Narcissistic Parent is Falsely Accused of Being the Bad Parent, Featuring Dr. Carmen Roman PhD.
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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The Love Junkie: Understanding Love Addiction, Intimacy Disorders, and Sexual Anorexia, featuring Shena Tubbs, LPC
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Jan 07, 2019 |
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Healing the Broken Spirit: Reflections of How Sexual Assault Affects Women of Color
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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Snooping On Your Ex's Social Media Account: Exploring The Need to Keep Tabs
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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Spying On Your Ex on Social Media After A Break-up
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Oct 07, 2018 |
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Confession #4: My Breakup Experience and Heartache featuring Avalaura
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May 27, 2018 |
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How to Get Past the Hurt and Pain of a Breakup
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May 18, 2018 |
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Understanding and Healing From Psychological Abuse
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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Confession #2: How Joshua Shea's Sex Addiction Got the Best of Him
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Mar 11, 2018 |
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Anxious In Love: How to Stop Our Insecurities From Ruining Our Relationships
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Mar 07, 2018 |
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Confession #1: Struggles with Substance Abuse and Abandonment in the Family
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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Understanding and Dealing With Toxic Anger and Rage
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Feb 10, 2018 |
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Rediscovering Your Sexual Health
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Feb 04, 2018 |
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Stop the People Pleasing and Teach People How to Respect Your Boundaries
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Jan 21, 2018 |
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Mediation, Reviving, and Thriving After Divorce
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Jan 21, 2018 |
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Where Was The Village To Protect The Children: How We Can Prevent Child Abuse, Torture, and Death
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Addiction and the Narcissism, Featuring Robert Cox, LMHC
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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Trauma and Colorism, Featuring Jocelyn St. Cyr, LICSW
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Dec 30, 2017 |
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Narcissism and Sex Addiction, Featuring Mari Lee, LMFT, CSAT-S
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Dec 28, 2017 |
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Exploring Emotionally Abusive Relationships, Featuring Dr. Vanessa Abernathy LP
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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Recovering From Toxic Relationships
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Nov 19, 2017 |
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Signs That You Are Sleeping with A Predator
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Nov 05, 2017 |
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Psychological Abuse: Exploring My Research Study
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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Spiritual Abuse, Featuring Camille McDaniel LPC
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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Offering Help to a Loved One Who Is In An Abusive Relationship
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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Tips For Leaving a Violent Relationship
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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Finding Fulfillment in Your Relationships
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Sep 12, 2017 |
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Dating Danger: Take Notice of the Red Flags
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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Sex Outside of Your Marriage and Healing from Infidelity
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Aug 28, 2017 |
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Building Relationships with Your Children
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Aug 27, 2017 |
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Courtroom Banter and Legal Fallout
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Aug 15, 2017 |
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My Journey and My Passion
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Aug 15, 2017 |
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Welcome and Introduction
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Aug 06, 2017 |