A Date With Darkness Podcast

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

I am joined by Dr. Carmen Roman, PhD., who is the host of Emotions In Harmony Podcast, and who also specializes in working with Latino families who have experienced trauma. Dr. Carmen discusses how a narcissistic parent influences the family dynamics. A phenomenon develops where the non-narcissistic parent is neglected and seen as the bad guy through the eyes of the family.

Resources Mentioned:

Blogs:

https://drnataliejones.com/cz4ffao0xy7ok7bbuemml6esyycy4j/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-is-2020/201405/narcissistic-parents-psychological-effect-their-children

Contact Dr. Carmen Roman, PhD. at:

https://armoniaemocional.com/

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma. Shena Tubbs, LPC, CSAT-C, trauma recovery coach, host of the Love Junkie podcast, and owner of Black Girls Heal in Houston, TX joins us today to discuss love addiction, problems with intimacy, and sexual anorexia. Shena Tubbs specializes in working with African American women and helping them understand how their early childhood experiences have shaped their ideas about love, intimacy, and sex. Resources Mentioned:

Books: Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine, MD and Rachel Heller, MA

Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred by Patrick Carnes, PhD.

Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Melody

Avoidant: How to Love or Leave a Dismissive Partner, by Jeb Kennison

Support:

Sex Addicts Anonymous

Love Addicts Anonymous

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

Contact Shena Tubbs, LPC at:

www.blackgirlsheal.org

http://www.shenatubbs.com

http://www.shenathetherapist.com

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

In this discussion, I invited guest Babita Spinelli, a licensed psychoanalyst in NY/NJ who specializes in treating women of color who have suffered childhood sexual assault. Babita and I discuss the importance of addressing the cultural differences in women of color who are survivors of sexual assault in their community. She discusses the extra barriers that women of color must face in their communities, treatment, and families.

Resources Mentioned:

The Courage To Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

It Wasn't Your Fault: Freeing Yourself From the Shame of Childhood Abuse WIth Compassion

www.Rainn.org

Contact Babita Spinelli at www.openingthedoorspsychotherapy.com

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: A Date With Darkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Social Media Week, Episode 2. I am joined by Audrey Townsel, LP and owner of Calyx Psychological Services in Tennessee. We continue discussing reasons why folks can't let go and continue to spy on their ex's social media accounts after a breakup. Dr. Townsel also provides tips on how to know when our spying becomes pathological, when to get help, and how to move on.

Resources:

Addicted to Pain, by Rainie Howard

Picking Up the Pieces, by Dee Simone

To contact Dr. Audrey Townsel, please visit her website:

www.calyxpsychological.com

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: A Date With Darkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Social Media Week, Episode #1. In this solocast, I discuss some of the reasons that one will spy on their ex on social media after a break-up. After a break-up, we are compelled to see how our ex is doing and if they have moved on, and who they have moved on with. I list out the reasons why we do this, and how we can stop. Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: A Date With Darkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Dr. Tanisha Ranger, Licensed Psychologist and owner of Insight to Action private practice joins us today to talk about sexually abusive behavior which occurs towards our men and women in the military. Dr. Ranger specializes in working with sexual addition and with military personnel. She enlightens us on how sexually inappropriate acts occur, fail to be reported, and are minimized and/or dismissed when they happen to military personnel.

To connect with Dr. Tanisha Ranger, please visit: http://www.insighttoaction.net

Resources mentioned:

The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van der Kolk

Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine

www.protectourdefenders.com

www.rainn.org

Email questions/comments to [email protected]

Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com

Let's keep the conversation going via social media:

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To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

On today's episode, Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, Parent Coach, and owner of Shame Proof Parenting discusses how support and empathy can help to reduce parental frustration. She expresses concern about how our society can cause increased parental stress by giving unwarranted criticism which may ultimately contribute to parents taking out their frustrations on their children.

To Connect with Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, please visit: http://www.parentproofshaming.com

Email questions/comments for Dr. Jones to a [email protected]

Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com

Let's keep the conversation going via social media:

Instagram: A Date With Darkness

Twitter: A Date With Darkness

Facebook: A Date With Darkness

To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Avalaura, LGSW; owner of Avalaura's Healing Center discussed her personal experience with a painful breakup. She provided insight about signs and feelings that we should pay attention to within ourselves when our relationships are unhealthy, dysfunctional, and no longer serve a purpose.

To connect with Avalaura, please visit: http://www.avalaura.com

Email questions/comments for Dr. Jones to a [email protected]

Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com

Let's keep the conversation going via social media:

Instagram: A Date With Darkness

Twitter: A Date With Darkness

Facebook: A Date With Darkness

To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, PsyD, LPCC; a psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford PhD, the creator of Therapy For Black Girls podcast and private practice joins us today to discuss the Pain associated with breakups and why it can be difficult to move on. Dr. Harden Bradford offers tips on how to cope with a loss of a love, and get back to feeling whole again.

To connect with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford please visit: https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com

Email questions/comments for Dr. Jones at [email protected]

Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com

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To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships, please join the private Facebook group: A Date With Darkness Facebook group

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones PsyD, a psychotherapist in Oakland, CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of being in abused and how to heal from relationship trauma.

Arnitta Holliman, LPC discusses the background and the abusive turmoil that women who are in the sex trade endure. The struggle that the women often endure includes homelessness, abuse, abandonment, as well as difficulty having their basic needs met. She describes the process of helping the women find resources, in addition to helping them address their mental health issues.

To connect with Arnitta Holliman, please visit: www.facebook.com/arnittaholliman

Questions/comments for Dr. Jones, please email: [email protected].

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Facebook: @adatewithdarkness

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Twitter: @adatewdarkness

To connect with likeminded individuals seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships in a safe space, please join the private FB group: A Date With Darkness Group. Be sure to tune in live on Wednesdays to chat with the experts from the show, as this only happens in the private group!