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11: Why women LOVE narcissists, and how to STOP!


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This episode with Dr. Michelle Roberts is about women, narcissistic abuse, why it happens, and how to heal from it (this is what she researched and practices today). It blew my mind, because I didn't even know that C-PTSD was a diagnosis, and what it meant.  It's SUPER significant in the dating world, and if you've had dating patterns, this episode will change them! 

In this episode, we cover:

  • How therapists are MISSING the C-PTSD diagnosis with their clients, and why
  • How she became a crime journalist to doing groundbreaking work on narcissists, and women who are sucked into their lair
  • How the ACES test will help you to define if you're at risk for C-PTSD
  • The types of therapy that will HELP you to mitigate the C-PTSD
  • What survivors struggle with the MOST
  • How to stop gaslighting YOURSELF into staying in this relationship
  • Understanding the HOOK that they have in you
  • Knowing the BOTTOM line behaviors you can NOT accept
  • Building your own sweet life & how to do that!  
  • How to surround yourself with people that love you, and how NOT to isolate yourself!  
  • If you'd like to book a session with us to get help with dating, click:  www.smartdatingacademy.com/11-coaching/coaching-call-with-bela

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    Watch Bela's TEDx Talk with almost 100K views on "The Secret To Finding Lasting Love!"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIyvhq3zWLg

    Dr. Michelle Roberts - Bio
    Dr. Michelle Roberts is a psychotherapist, journalist, and professor. Her work focuses on the intersection of culture, relationships, and modern narcissism. She helps women break trauma cycles that keep them from becoming their whole, radiant selves.  Her ground-breaking research identified and focused on survivors for the very first time. But almost none had been diagnosed with this severe form of trauma.  In the only peer-reviewed survey of its kind, women who identify as narcissistic abuse survivors scored four times higher for the presence of childhood trauma than the average population. And nearly three out of four met the clinical criteria for complex post-traumatic stress disorder, or C-PTSD.  Michelle has worked with more than 300 individual narcissistic abuse survivors to help them escape the often-unconscious patterns that keep them stuck in relational trauma cycles. With compassion and careful pacing, she helps them take deep plunges to the bottom of things.  
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