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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2025 · 25 MIN

Ep.3: From the Bottom to the Top- Vanessa Reiser's story of escaping, healing, and thriving

from The Survivors Playbook · host Chantal Contorines

Send us Fan MailIn 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 abuse to provide us with tips, tricks, tools, and strategies for all those who find themselves in abusive relationships, and those who have escaped them. If you've ever wondered how to build back up, how to heal, how to thrive and not merely survive, this conversation is for you. You can find Vanessa on IG @vanessareiserlcsw or at www.tellatherapist.netVisit: https://chantalcontorinescoaching.com to learn how to work with me. And find it all here at: https://linktr.ee/chantalcontorinescoachingFollow me on Instagram: @chantal.contorines.coachingThis podcast is for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. 

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