On today’s episode of Doing Divorce right, Jennifer is talking to Dr. Rhoberta Shaler. As a relationship consultant, mediator, speaker, and author, Dr. Shaler provides urgent and ongoing care for relationships in crisis. Her mission is to help people stop tolerating abuse. She focuses on helping the partners, exes, and adult children of the relentlessly difficult people she calls “Hijackals®.” Dr. Shaler offers strategies for dealing with the constant uncertainty and jaw-dropping behaviors of toxic people.

In this episode, Jennifer and Dr. Shaler discuss:

• How narcissistic people find us
• Why pushing away Hijackals is one of the smartest moves you’ll make
• Red flags that someone is a narcissist
• When you should take the next step in ANY relationship
• How to establish healthy boundaries in a relationship with a Hijackal
• Choosing the right professional to help you deal with a narcissist
• How to avoid these types of relationships

Quotes:

“You have to give up that myth that you can love them enough or understand them enough or be present enough or be patient enough.”

Recommended Resources:

Learn more about Dr. Shaler’s video series Seeing the Cycles here: https://ForRelationshipHelp.com/products

Check out Dr. Shaler’s Facebook group: www.facebook.com/hijackals