Direct Impact

Season 7 Episode 272

Date: 11/26/2024

Title: Deception And Its Cycle

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Today we’re exploring what the cycle of deception is. Andrea takes us step by step through the cycle and explains what this can look like in our lives. The Cycle of Deception has nine phases- Suspicion, Confrontation, Denial of reality, Investigation, Accusation, Staggered disclosure, Deception & bullying, Ultimatum/bargaining, Promises. Learn more about each phase and how it relates to our previous episode on the anatomy of disclosure. 

The Anatomy of Disclosure: https://www.lightninginabottle.biz/podcast/episode/4f0603d9/s7-270-the-anatomy-of-disclosure 

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Season 7 Episode 271

Date: 11/21/2024

Title: Shield Of Protection

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Let’s take a moment to get grounded. As you take a few deep breaths, just notice how your body responds to being attuned to this moment. This is your moment. Today in this meditation, we are focusing on creating a shield of protection. Invite in what keeps you safe, calm, healthy, and allows you to live the best version of your life. Let Andrea guide you through creating this shield of protection. 

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Season 7 Episode 270

Date: 11/19/2024

Title: The Anatomy Of Disclosure 

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Intense Pain and Negative Impact of a Staggered Disclosure:

When dealing with the damaging effects of staggered disclosure, the deception you feel is a multistage process that profoundly and negatively affects your sense of self and your safety.

Staggard Disclosure is the process of tricked truths, manipulation, deception, denial, blame, followed by more half-truths and traumatic information & damaging (earth shattering) details that send an individual spiraling all over again.

The betrayed can not possibly recover from one massive below before the next is delivered. This is common when the addicted party is in the first -third stage of change.

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Season 7 Episode 269

Date: 11/13/2024

Title: Direct Impact w/ Dana Diaz

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Dana S. Diaz is a wife, mother, and author of the best-selling book GASPING FOR AIR: THE STRANGLEHOLD OF NARCISSISTIC ABUSE. In addition to her life-long experience with narcissistic abuse, Dana's education in journalism and psychology at DePaul University in Chicago gave her the ability to accurately verbalize and express how narcissistic abuse creates confusion and conflict within victims, so that she can help other victims know they are not alone and better understand their own circumstances.

Today, Dana is a proud voice for fellow victims who are unable, afraid, or ashamed to share their experiences. She has been a guest on over a hundred podcasts globally, striving to create awareness and understanding to ensure victims are given the support they need to first understand their situation and then begin the healing process. She has also been a featured speaker in a Summit for healing after trauma and will be featured in two more Summits in 2024.

Her first book, chronicling her own abusive marriage that lasted nearly three decades, started as a journal that she hid under the couch cushion in the 

basement.

Dana lives with her husband in Illinois and is in the process of publishing the prequel and sequel to GASPING FOR AIR.

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https://www.tiktok.com/@danasdiazauthor 

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Season 7 Episode 268

Date: 11/12/2024

Title: Will I Ever Trust Again? Life After Betrayal

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Andrea talks about how we can rebuild trust within ourselves and relationships. She provides encouragement that you can have healthy relationships but make sure to dive deep into your own healing. If you’re starting to dip your toe into the dating world after facing betrayal, you begin to notice toxicity, when you are dysregulated, and having boundaries. You are trusting yourself. There is hope if you are willing to invest in yourself and your recovery. 

Therapeutic Separation: https://episodes.castos.com/61290073104ab3-51509910/1868295/c1e-15rrvbj63q6ur6pv9-wwm7r8pktgwm-nr6fim.mp3 

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Season 7 Episode 267

Date: 11/7/2024

Title: I Have A Tendency To Defend My Abuser

It’s a Candid Conversation with Andrea and Mary. In this conversation they explore what makes a partner want to continue to defend their partner when their partner is in active addiction. They talk about topics how childhood can affect why we stay in these relationships, the denial when it comes to accepting that the relationship is not healthy, and considering the perspective of the addict’s behavior. 

Episodes: https://episodes.castos.com/61290073104ab3-51509910/1584530/s4-10-19-edited-oraiza.mp3 

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Season 7 Episode 266

Date: 11/5/2024

Title: Am I Responsible For The Pain My Partner Causes?

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In today’s episode, Andrea talks about these types of safety seeking behavior of needing to control. She shares how as betrayed partners you did not cause this. The need for control will not be beneficial to you or your partner. Remember: It’s not your fault! 

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Season 7 Episode 265

Date: 10/31/2024

Title: Monster In My Bed (What Is Therapeutic Separation)

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Ahhhh!!! There’s a monster in the bed!!! 

Happy Halloween Direct Impact Nation! Today is a Candid Conversation with Andrea and Mary where they talk about the benefits of having a therapeutic separation. Andrea breaks down how a therapeutic separation is created. She explains first assessing where each partner is in their recovery and part of a formal disclosure. This can be done in the same living space and consider what is best for the couple. The goal is not to work towards divorce but to create an atmosphere of healing. Mary and Andrea also discuss the negative perceptions that individuals may have when considering a therapeutic separation but remember the spirit is to save the marriage.

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Season 7 Episode 264

Date: 10/29/2024

Title: Did My Childhood Choose My Partner? (How Childhood Affects Intimacy Betrayal)

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 In today’s episode Andrea dives into debunking codependency. In this episode she discusses how our childhood affects who we choose as our partners. She first discusses how complex PTSD and adverse childhood events affect how we regulate our emotions and the foundations of what a relationship looks like. Reminder that it is not your fault that you attract addicts and addicts are attracted to you; it is not your fault. There is nothing wrong with you!

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Season 7 Episode 263

Date: 10/23/2024

Title: S7 #263: Accessing My Window Of Tolerance

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Welcome to Season 7!

 Take a deep breath; it’s time for a mindful meditation. Today we are focusing on our window of tolerance. In our window of tolerance, we are able to access our emotions and thoughts and work as our most efficient self. When we are faced with difficulties, we may enter either hyper or hypo arousal. At this moment we are centering, grounding, and strengthening our window of tolerance. 

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