Have you ever felt what seemed like a connection....only to eventually awaken to the reality that it was probably something else? There is a key difference between connection and attunement, according to this week's guest Dr. Peter Salerno.

Trusting your own judgement can be tricky after you’ve escaped an emotionally abusive relationship. Its about far more than just picking better the next time around. Dr. Salerno is a psychotherapist specializing in supporting people who have suffered from relationships with abusive and manipulative partners. He’s gained a wide following on social media in part because he’s willing to call out all of the ways that traditional couples counseling can make things worse if the therapist misses the true dynamic.

Peter’s latest book TRAUMATIC COGNITIVE DISSONANCE dives deep in to what it’s really like to escape and then heal from an abusive relationship with a disordered personality. He’s got lots of insight into handling, surviving, and making sense of emotional abuse. Not just from his clinical practice, but also, from personal experience. Because as it turns out, therapists are humans too.

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