If you’ve ever been with someone who is narcissistic, you know it feels like a mindf*ck of an experience.

Therapist and Narcissism Expert, James Marrugo gives us a look inside the narcissistic mind to help better make sense of everything from love bombing to gaslighting. He shares the vital information that you will want to hear if you think you may be (or have been) in relationship with someone who has narcissistic traits, and tips on how to never fall for someone like that again.

Listen for:

✨ Signs 🚩 to look for in someone who is narcissistic

✨ How and why narcissistic people gaslight and manipulate their partners (and how to know if it is happening to you 🚩)

✨ How to tell if you've been love bombed 🚩

✨ Why narcissists love empaths

✨ Why setting boundaries or trying to be understood by a narcissist feels so hard

✨ How to leave a narcissist - grey-rocking vs. no contact

✨ How to trust your instincts while dating so you don’t fall back into a relationship with a narcissistic person

✨ The various types of narcissism + how they outwardly present differently

✨ Narcissism vs. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

✨ If you can truly be in a happy relationship with someone on the narcissism spectrum

You can find more from James at www.morningcoffeecounseling.com and on his podcast, Mental Health Without the Bulls****

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In this podcast, we unpack the challenges faced by empaths and those struggling with codependency who’ve found themselves healing from the heartbreak and confusion of narcissistic relationships. We’ll explore the meaning of gaslighting and love bombing that comes with narcissistic abuse and toxic relationships, dive into attachment styles, and learn to build confidence while setting boundaries, improving self-worth, and learning to effectively communicate in future healthy relationships.