Episode 7: When the Volcano Erupts - Healing After Covert Narcissistic Abuse

In this episode of Unseen but Not Untold, Dr. Zacharia, integrative covert narcissistic abuse recovery expert and board-certified endocrinologist, explores the complex stages of grief and emotional healing that follow covert narcissistic abuse. Drawing from a bereavement framework traditionally used to process death and loss, she explains how she adapted it to address the stages of grief experienced by survivors of covert narcissistic abuse. Through compassionate insight and clarity, Dr. Zacharia helps listeners better understand their emotional responses as they reclaim identity, agency and wholeness in their lives after going no contact. This episode is part one of a two-part series, with the conversation continuing in next week’s episode.