Michelle Gerbozy joins hosts Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs to discuss how to treat Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome.  Most people that suffer show up to a therapist and say, "I think I might be going crazy." Learn what therapy would look like to overcome the PTSD responses to Narcissistic Abuse and how Coaching can help to keep moving you forward and help you create a gentle life for yourself. 

Recommended Reading:

Women Who Love Psychopaths: Inside the Relationships of inevitable Harm With Psychopaths, Sociopaths & Narcissists by Sandra L. Brown

Sign up for Sandra L. Brown's survivor newsletter: https://saferelationshipsmagazine.com/newsletter-sign-up

Contact Michelle Gerbozy for counseling in CO and TX:

https://lighthousecounselingtx.com/

Licensed counselor, Michelle Gerbozy joins hosts Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs today to discuss Narcissism.  In part one, she clearly defines narcissism and narcissistic behaviors such as blame-shifting, rage, and manipulation.  They have a total lack of insight into their behaviors. About 6% of the population meets the formal criteria of being a narcissist. All psychopaths are also narcissists. Michelle states that the reason narcissism hasn't been bred out is that it actually has a place in society. Tune in for all of the details.

Book Mentioned:

The Three Faces of Evil by Christine Louis de Canonville

Contact Michelle Gerbozy for counseling in CO and TX:

https://lighthousecounselingtx.com/

Sally Mainprize, the founder of Iron Peacock Events, joins hosts Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs this week.  Sally left corporate America late in her career to start her own business.  She built her business with a heart and soul: Love. Care. Serve. Share.  She believes our purpose in all we do is to lift those up around us. She ties all of this into how she runs her business, and how she works with her clients and team. 

Key thoughts on starting a business:

Work with Sally:  www.ironpeacockevents.com

Recommended reading:

Love Does by Bob Goff

EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey

Coaches Bonnie and Remi discuss Ikigai this week—finding purpose in your work and life. Ikigai wakes you up in the morning and leads you away from a mundane, status quo-driven lifestyle. It empowers you and drives your actions: your purpose.

It’s about spending as much time in flow as possible—doing the things that make you lose all sense of time.

Ikigai is the intersection of:

What you love

What you are good at

What the world needs

What you can get paid for

Resources:

Learn more about Ikigai on Positive Psychology

Download the Ikigai worksheet here

Download the values exercises here

Today we interview coach and co-host, Remi Gibbs.  Remi discusses her healing journey of dealing with an autoimmune disease caused by the traumas of growing up with alcoholic parents. She shows us some vulnerability discussing her jumping-off point into a self-care protocol.  Remi discusses the role that spirituality plays in her life and that everything comes down to spreading kindness and connecting to all that is. She discusses her path to coaching, how it's helped her and the how and why she works with women in midlife/midcareer.  

You can contact Remi through her website:

www.renovatedrealities.com

Recommended reading:

What Happened to You? by Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey

Designing Your Life by Bill Burnet and Dave Evans

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Today we interview coach and co-host, Bonnie Blackstone.  Bonnie shares her journey from massage therapist to coach and discusses how being groomed, molested, and raped by a family member shaped her story and life.  She discusses having an addicted child and how that led to her raising her grandchild.  Bonnie discusses the importance of sharing your story and how coaching helps you find your voice and way to radical acceptance.  

Recommended Books:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry M.D. and Oprah Winfrey

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Bonnie's Contact Information:

www.BonnieBlackstone.com

Email:  [email protected]

Facebook: Bonnie Blackstone, Certified Life & Health Coach

Instagram: BonnieBlackstoneselflovecoach

Conversations on Life, Work, and Love with Coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs discusses the issues that Gen X women face every day and in extreme situations. Nothing is off the table!  Guests will include subject experts and those with inspiring stories.

We believe that you are never too old to learn, grow, change, and heal. We are all on our own journeys. We hope to shed light on a path that leads to joy, wellness, purpose, and peace.

Join us every Thursday for new episodes of Conversations on Life, Work, and Love.

Contacts:

Remi Gibbs:  www.renovatedrealities.com

Bonnie Blackstone: www.bonnieblackstone.com