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Be A Better You — 226 episodes

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Bonus EP: Breaking Through Your Financial Limits with Money Mindset and Manifestation Coach Victoria D'Ambrosio

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Ep 223: The Hidden Grief Nobody Talks About After a Toxic Relationship

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Ep 222: The Real Reason You Replay Conversations for Hours Afterwards

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Ep 221: You Know They Were Toxic, So Why Do You Still Care?

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Ep 220: Why You Keep Mentally Fighting With Your Ex (or your Abuser)

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Ep 219: Loving Someone’s Potential Is Keeping You Trapped

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Ep 218: When Your Ex Turns the Kids Against You (Guest Lisa Johnson BTGO)

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Ep 217: The Story You Make Up About What Everyone Thinks of You

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Ep 216: Crystals & What They Actually Do for Healing (w/Guest Christine Luken)

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Ep 215: Chemistry Isn't Always a Green Flag (Especially After Abuse)

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Ep 214: Your Dreams Are Opening a Door You’ve Been Ignoring (Guest Dream Worker Oneiraya)

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Ep 213: It’s Not the Coping Mechanism—It’s What You’re Trying Not to Feel

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Ep 212: The Science of Healing After Emotional Abuse (Interview on The Survivor’s Playbook)

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Ep 211: The ‘Ick’ That Won’t Go Away: Emotional Residue After Toxic Relationships.

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Ep 210: Why Smart People Stay in Toxic Relationships

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Bonus EP: You Have a Story… So Why Haven’t You Told It Yet? Guest Author Heather Hutzel

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Ep: 209 Co-Rumination: The Healing Habit That’s Secretly Hurting You

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Ep 208: Your Spicy Brain Is Not Broken: How to Work With Your Mind, Rewire Your Beliefs, and Become Unstoppable

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Ep 207: “Who Do You Think You Are?” - Getting Out of Imposter Syndrome

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Episode 206: Why You Thought You Were Crazy in Your Relationship (But You Weren’t)

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Episode 205: Reinforcement Strategies to Break the Trauma Bond

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Episode 204: How to Read People (and yourself) Accurately After Emotional Abuse

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Ep 203: Subtle Signs You Were Emotionally Controlled (That Don’t Look Like Abuse)

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Episode 202: Why Trauma Bonds Feel Stronger After You Leave

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Episode 201: Emotional Sobriety: Detoxing From the Highs and Lows You Got Addicted To

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Ep 200: What 200 Episodes Taught Me About Healing (Why Ease Matters More Than Effort)

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Ep 199: A Matchmaker’s Perspective: Dating After Abuse (with Tina Joy)

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Episode 198: Your Solution to Why You Can't Stick to it Past 2 Weeks

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Episode 197: Actionable Steps to Unblocking Your Path to Success

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Episode 196: The Secret to Following Through to Be A Better You!

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Episode 195: The Narcissistic Hoover Season & How to Combat it

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EP 194: Holiday Trigger Season: Why You Feel Pulled Back Into the Past & How to Ground In the Present

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Episode 193: Stop Trying to Rescue Everyone - The Holiday Savior Complex

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Episode 192: Stressmas - How to Reduce Holiday Stress for You and Your Kids

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Episode 191: Doing Positive Affirmations Wrong is Wasting Your Time

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Episode 190: The Truth About “Doing the Work” (and Why You’re Still Stuck)

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Episode 189: When Healing Feels Like Betrayal & Letting Go of The Guilt

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Episode 188: The Lone Wolf Trap & Why Healing In Isolation Isn't Working

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Episode 187: The Hidden Costs of Emotional Abuse

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Episode 186: The Cycle That Keeps You Hooked: Love Bombing & Trauma Bonds

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Episode 185: Unusual Signs of Emotional Abuse You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

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Episode 184B: Proof That Healthy Relationships Do Exist with Michelle Lentz

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Episode 184: Gaslighting, Coercive Control and Minimization

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Episode 183: Navigating High-Conflict Divorce: Strategies to Protect Your Peace & Power with Chantal Contorines

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Episode 182: Mini Series 4: Why You Should Be Angry About It

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Episode 181: Mini Series 3: Why You Shouldn't Have Left Sooner

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Episode 180: Mini Series 2: Why You Couldn't Have Known Better

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Episode 179: Mini Series 1: Why You Shouldn't Have Seen The Signs

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Episode 178: Struggling With Indecision & How to Build Self Trust

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Episode 177: Self Love Hack: A Powerful and Quick Manifestation Trick

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Episode 176: Why Nothing Changes When You're Trying So Hard

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Episode 175: Creating Peaceful Co-Parenting with Maria Natapov

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Episode 174: The Hidden Impacts of Emotional Abuse — And Why You Don’t Have to Live With Them Forever

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Episode 173: Two Women. Two Stories. One Message: You Can Heal.

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Episode 172: Why You Can't Stop Worrying and 4 Steps to Stop

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Episode 171: 10 Signs You Were The Mirror Not The Partner

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Episode 170: The Dangers of Agreeable AI and How To Use it to Help Not Harm

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Episode 169: Who Am I Without My Pain

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Episode 168: 10 Ways Defending Yourself Keeps You Trapped: When Survival is a Cage

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Episode 167: Hidden Ways You Abandon Yourself (and How to Stop)

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Episode 166: Healing Childhood Abandonment and Rejection Wounds

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Episode 165: Why Guilt and Regret are Keeping You Stuck

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Episode 164: The Thoughts You're Ashamed to Admit After Abuse & Why They Make Sense

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Episode 163: The First Thing You Should Do to Recover From Emotional Abuse

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Episode 162: When You're Tired of Healing but Still Not Healed

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Episode 161: 3 Quick Tips to Shut Down Emotional Chaos Before It Takes Over

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Episode 160: Clinging to Your Opinions is Keeping You Stuck

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Episode 159: When Seeing the Good in Others Becomes Self Abandonment

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Episode 158: From Religion to Resonance: Reclaiming Joy, Spirituality & Self with Wendy Harvey

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Episode 157: What I Actually Do Every Day to Heal, Grow, and Stay Free

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Episode 156: How to Finally Manifest What you Deserve and Desire

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Episode 155: 10 Signs Your Nervous System Still Thinks You’re in That Relationship

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Episode 154: Why Shrinking Yourself Attracts the Wrong People

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Episode 153: Becoming Abundant: Healing Money Wounds & Unpacking Financial Abuse

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Episode 152: Rumination Relief is Possible For You

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Episode 151: Unlocking Healing & Purpose Through Human Design with Adriana Keefe

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Episode 150: 10 Signs it Wasn't You, It Was Emotional Abuse

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Episode 149: Am I The Toxic One? Understanding Your Defensive Reactions

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Episode 148: How to Feel Safe in Your Body After Emotional Abuse

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Episode 147: Reclaiming Your Power: Why Seeking Validation Keeps You Stuck

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Episode 146: Neural Plasticity in Action: My Real Life Story and Tips to Change Your Brain

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Episode 145: How to Avoid a Narcissist: Shifting Beliefs and Energetics that Make You Vulnerable

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Episode 144: 3 Common Beliefs Keeping You Stuck (and ways to shift them)

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Episode 143: What No One Tells You About the Healing Journey

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Episode 142: Radiate and Rise: Turning Pain Into Power

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Episode 141: Smear Campaigns: How to Protect Your Peace When They Attack Your Character

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Episode 140: My Top Tips to Communicating with a Narcissist

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Episode 139: How to Deal When the Abuse Continues Post-Separation

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Episode 138: You Can't Love People Harder Into Loving You

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Episode 137: Setting Intentions for Emotional Healing in 2025

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Episode 136: The "V" Word

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Episode 135: How ‘Knowing You Know Nothing’ Can Transform Your Life

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Episode 134: You Are Not Broken

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Episode 133: Low Self-Worth, Rumination, and Comparing Yourself to Others

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Episode 132: Why Can't I Ever Be Good Enough - A Painful Personal Story **Listener Disclaimer

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Episode 131: You Are Not Your Ruminations: Your Thoughts Don't Define You

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Episode 130: What's Keeping You Tethered to the Pain?

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Episode 129: Why You Can't Stop Thinking About It

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Episode 128: Fantasy Ruminations that Keep You Stuck

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Episode 127: Stop Letting Rumination Rule Your Life

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Episode 126: How to Deal with Conflict as an Abuse Survivor

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Episode 125: Unveiling Narcissistic Abuse: The Effects of Withholding on Self-Esteem

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Episode 124: 17 Signs of Emotional Abuse for Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

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Episode 123: Your Brain as a Healing Tool: Why It’s Time to Use It

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Episode 121: Shifting Self-Blame with the Power of the Subconscious Mind

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Episode 120: Calm the Storm: Regaining Control After Emotional Abuse

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Episode 119: The Real Reason Letting Go Feels so Hard

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Episode 118: Managing and Removing Your Triggers

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Episode 117: Rewiring Your Brain Isn’t as Hard as You Think

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Episode 116: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma Bonds

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Episode 115: How to Reduce and Prevent Anxiety

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Episode 114: The Hidden Side of Codependency

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Episode 113: How to Stop Giving Your Power Away After Abuse

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Episode 112: The Healing Power of Community: Why You Don’t Have to Do It Alone

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Episode 111: Easy Ways to Begin Healing through Action and Celebration

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Episode 110: 3 Ways to Decrease Physical, Mental and Emotional Exhaustion

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Episode 109: Navigating Isolation After Emotional and Narcissistic Abuse

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Episode 108: Escaping the Swamp of Emotional Abuse Recovery

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Episode 107: A Peek Inside Parts Work with Guest Riessa Monique

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Episode 106: Clearing Subconscious Blocks to Achieve Your Goals

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Episode 105: Embracing Your Worth: A Journey to Self-Love with Elizabeth Foster

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Episode 104: Do You Know Your Soul's Blueprint? Decoding Human Design Centers

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Episode 103: A Lesson on Chakras: A Key Piece to Your Well-Being

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Episode 102: Mind - Body - Spirit Alignment: A Pop Up Conversation

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Episode 101: Beyond the Surface: Healing Your Relationship with Food

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Episode 100: An Eye Opening Discussion on Religious Deconstruction

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Episode 99: Why You Can't Stick to Something Long Term & What do to About it

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Episode 98: Empowerment through Accountability: Embracing Change for a Better You

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Episode 97: 4 Tips to Cultivate a Positive Mindset

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Episode 96: Navigating Overwhelm: Empowering Women to Thrive in Today's Demands

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Episode 95: Beyond the Bubble: Unleashing Growth Outside Your Comfort Zone

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Episode 94: Unlocking Your Potential - An Introduction to Human Design

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Episode 93: Uncovering Your Self-Sabotage to Bring You To Success

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Episode 92: How Removing Subconscious Blocks Can Build Your Dreams

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Episode 91: 3 Simple Tips to Be a Better You!

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Episode 90: From Darkness to Light: A Discussion of Parental Narcissistic Abuse

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Episode 89: 3 Powerful Questions to Help Remove Your Blocks to Healing

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Episode 88: My Best Tips to Stop Rumination so You Can FEEL JOY

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Episode 87: BONUS: Betrayal Trauma & Actionable Steps to Move Through the Pain

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Episode 86: Breaking Free from the "I Am Not Good Enough" Mindset

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Episode 85: Transformational Stories: A Guest Interview with a Former Client

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Episode 84: My Christmas Story: How I Spent it All Alone

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Episode 83: Breaking Chains: From Stripper to Psychologist - A Woman's Journey of Resilience and Transformation

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Episode 82: How to Stop Catering to the Abuser After Divorce

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Episode 81: Narcissists Aren't Smarter: Debunking the Myth!

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Episode 80: A Lesson on Chronic Pain & Ancestral Clearing

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Episode 79: Accelerate Your Healing Journey and Make it More Enjoyable!

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Episode 78: The True Source of Loneliness

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Episode 77: Are You Self Gaslighting? Strategies to Stop Doubting Your Reality

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Episode 76: Why Subscribing to Other People's Views on Narcissism Hurts

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Episode 75: Systems, Formulas, and Functional Beauty for Inner Freedom

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Episode 74: From Black and White to Technicolor: The Journey of Emotional Abuse Recovery

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Episode 73: BONUS: Elevate Your Emotions - The Power of High Frequency

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Episode 72: Overcoming Rumination & Trauma Bonds to Make Space for Joy After Emotional Abuse

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Episode 71: Unveiling the Hidden Mind: Understanding Conscious Thoughts and Subconscious Beliefs

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Episode 70: BONUS - Shift Happens: Feeling Differently with FUN!

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Episode 69: Unpacking Shame and Guilt

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Episode 68: Bonus Episode: 5 Ways to Repel a Narcissist

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Episode 67: How Do You Know if You're on the Right Path?

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Episode 66: Empowering the Family Through the Subconscious Mind

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Episode 65: A Quick Tip to Feeling Your True Value

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Episode 64: Simple Steps to Uncovering the Real You After Emotional Abuse

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Episode 63: Breaking The Chains of Labels: Trauma Bonds, Twin Flames and Soul Mates

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Episode 62: Harmony Within: Exploring Ho'oponopono and Empathic Healing

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Episode 61: BONUS: Transforming Self-Worth After Abuse - I'm Worthy!

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Episode 60: Empowering Minds: Healing from Emotional Abuse through Metacognition

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Episode 59: Can a Narcissist Love? The Deeper Meaning Behind this Question

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Episode 58: Losing Relationships with Friends and Family After the Break up: How to Deal

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Episode 57: Empowered! From Broken Down and Rock Bottom to Totally Transformed

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Episode 56: Three Steps to Overcome Conditioning by the Narcissist

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Episode 55: Why You Feel So Confused When the Abuser Starts Being Nice!

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Episode 54: The Language of Healing: Your Emotional Abuse Recovery through Word Reframing

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Episode 53: Beyond Exercise: Pilates and A Course in Miracles as Profound Tools for Personal Healing

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Episode 52: The Fastest Way to Feel Indifferent Toward Your Ex

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Episode 51: How to Use The Power of Being Present for Recovery

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Episode 50: How to Release Anger and Dealing with Injustices After Abuse

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Episode 49: Achieving the Life of Your Dreams After Emotional Abuse

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Episode 48: The Negative Impacts of Financial Abuse and 3 Simple Steps to Overcome It

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Episode 47: Understanding and Releasing Fear for Emotional Abuse Recovery

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Episode 46: The Root of Emotional Pain & Why You Might Resist Healing

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Episode 45: BONUS - The Road to Recovery: Candid Conversations about Healing from Childhood/Sexual Abuse

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Episode 44: Breaking the Silence: How to Reclaim Your Voice While Healing from Emotional Abuse

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Episode 43: The Closure Myth: Why You Don't Need it to Heal from Emotional Abuse

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Episode 42: Surviving and Thriving: A Mother and Daughter's Story of Overcoming Emotional Abuse

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Episode 41: How to Process Emotions When the New Supply Is Being Treated Better Than You

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Episode 40: 3 Easy Steps to Stop Taking Things Personally

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Episode 39: Is it Really Your Ex You're Missing?

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Episode 38: Healing Your Memory After Emotional Abuse

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Episode 37: Assembling a Support Team For Your Healing Journey

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Episode 36: Is it Really Possible to Forget The Past?

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Episode 35: Want to Jump Start Your Healing? Here are 4 Quick Tips

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Episode 34: The Real Reason we People Please and How To Stop

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Episode 33: Escaping the Egyptian Narcissist with Author Maggie Petraki

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Episode 32: Narcissists Everywhere! How to Feel Safe

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Episode 31: 5 Signs Your Subconscious is Healing

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Episode 30: Are you Future Faking Yourself?!

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Episode 29: The Power of Values & Knowing Your True Self After Trauma

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Episode 28: BONUS Episode: The Love of Wisdom and How it Can Help You Heal

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Episode 27: Trauma Bonds: 8 Reasons You Feel Stuck and What to do About it

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Episode 26: How to Deal With the Smear Campaign

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Episode 25: Letting Go! 3 Simple Hacks No One Has Told You

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Episode 24: The Power of Telling Your Story to Heal

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Episode 23: How to Help Yourself Get Out of the Holiday Blues

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Episode 22: Part 2 - New Relationships After the Breakup: More Things You Need to Know

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Episode 21: Part 1 - New Relationships After The Breakup: 5 Things You Need to Know

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Episode 20: How to Repair Your Relationship with Money After Financial Abuse

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Episode 19: Setting Healthy Boundaries without Guilt and Fear

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Episode 18: The Grief Stages of Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

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Episode 17: When Tears Leave Scars Chapter 1 Reading

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Episode 16: Step-Parents and Blended Families - Healing Together

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Episode 15: How to Tame the Triggers After Emotional Abuse

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Episode 14: Helping Children with Toxic and Narcissistic Parents

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Episode 13: Are Nightmares Disrupting Your Sleep!? Let's Fix That

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Episode 12: How You Can Use Manifestation to Help You Heal

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Episode 11: The Secret to Creating More Self Confidence

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Episode 10: Trusting Again After Betrayal

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Episode 9: 3 Tips to Get Your Power Back After Narcissistic Abuse

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Episode 8: Unraveling the Trauma Bond with Eve Bradley

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Episode 7: My 4 Best Tips to Creating Your Own Happiness After a Toxic Relationship

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Episode 6: How Your Subconscious Could be Sabotaging Your Healing

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Episode 5: How to Undo the Narcissistic Conditioning

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Episode 4: A Deep Dive Into the Subconscious Mind

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Episode 3: Stop Thinking About Your Ex and Start Being Present with Your Loved Ones

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Episode 2: So Your Ex is a Narcissist. Now What?

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Episode 1: Wanna Know the Secret to Getting Unstuck?

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