This episode discusses the different ways you can use your experience to effect positive change. This can be something as detailed as a YouTube Channel or Podcast or even just being available when a friend is struggling with this experience in their own lives.

In this episode Duane discusses his own personal struggle with depression. His story starts with a difficult family life which prepared him for his toxic marriage to his ex wife. Throughout his life he always thought he would struggle with depression and anxiety. It wasn’t until he really started working on healing himself that things started to change.

Toxic narcissistic ex spouses tend use use children as pawns and put them in the middle of everything. This creates a double bind / no win scenario that makes our lives very complicated and difficult. In this podcast Duane talks about his personal experience with this and a story shared by one of the DSD Discord users. His hope is this podcast will give you some new ways to look at the situation and ways to make the best decisions for your specific situation.

When you are in the midst of emotional and psychological abuse you will often feel trapped. There are many different reasons and excuses to stay in the relationship or situation. This episode goes into some of those reasons that may make you feel trapped. In the end you have to make the best decisions for you and within your own personal timeline.

Catastrophic Thinking can be a huge battle when you are healing from toxic emotional narcissistic abuse. This battle can be much more difficult when you are struggling with external forces such as heath, finances, legal issues and many other stressors. In this podcast Duane discusses some techniques he has used to help him battle catastrophic thinking.

Closure is difficult to find in a toxic narcissistic relationship. As soon as you are discard and there is no reason to continue to the manipulation it will happen in an instant. This makes finding closure impossible to get from your ex. In this episode we talk about the struggles of finding closures and some tips and techniques that might help you find it within yourself.

Stipulations, or agreements in family court, are very important.

This is even more critical when you are in a toxic divorce, or suspected toxic divorce. You need to ensure you capture your critical points because you will be living with this agreement for years to come. In this episode we discuss some of the pitfalls of any agreements with a toxic ex.

In part 2 of our discussion with Leslee Powers we return to talk about the power of manifestation. This episode will give you a primer in manifestation and how to start to use it in your life. There are many things you can do in your life to start to effect positive change and when you combine all the pieces together really good things can happen!

In this episode Duane and Leslee Powers return together to talk about the struggles of letting go and beginning the process of moving on. This is a very complicated topic that many have difficulties with. Duane asks Leslee the way she helps her own clients go through this process. Later in the episode Duane and Leslee talk about manifestation and what it all means.

In this podcast I sit down with my good friend Mike Cassidy and discuss how important great support is when recovering from a traumatic experience. Mike was an outstanding support for me through my experience and he shares his thoughts and how one can be a better friend with someone in crisis.