Have you ever been called "selfish" for setting a boundary, asking for space, or putting yourself first—and then spiraled into wondering if you’re the narcissist?

This episode helps you untangle the guilt from the growth—so you can stop confusing healthy self-focus with toxic behavior.

In this episode you will:

• Learn the key differences between selfishness and narcissism so you can stop second-guessing yourself
• Learn how to rediscover your needs and identity after years of focusing on others first
• Discover how to make small shifts that build your confidence and momentum needed for bigger changes

Press play now to start embracing the version of “selfish” that actually saves your sanity—and your future.

MENTIONED:

• 🫶🏻 FIND YOURSELF AGAIN Self-guided course to help you rediscover your needs and identity after years of focusing on others first: https://tinyurl.com/fya-htwshownotes (Use PODCAST10 at checkout for 10% off)
• Michelle’s website: Bishoplife.com
• Michelle’s IG: MichelleBishopLife
• MIchelle’s book: Choose You First

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🫶🏻 FIND YOURSELF AGAIN Self-guided course to help you rediscover your needs and identity after years of focusing on others first

• https://tinyurl.com/fya-htwshownotes (Use PODCAST10 at checkout for 10% off)

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

How do you heal when the person you trusted most didn’t just lie to you — they distorted your entire reality?

If you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist, you know the pain is not just heartbreak, it’s betrayal at the deepest level. This episode explores why their lies cut so deep and why healing from their manipulation feels like a mindf*ck.

In this episode, you’ll gain:

• A clear understanding of why narcissists use deception
• Insight into how gaslighting rewires your perception of reality and disorients you from yourself
• The real reason it’s so hard to accept who they truly are, even after you see the truth

Listen now to finally make sense of the confusion, and learn how to rebuild your sense of truth after narcissistic deception.

MENTIONED:

• Episode 60 - Why Narcissists Manipulate & How To Protect Yourself From Getting Trapped With Narcissism Expert James Marrugo: https://pod.fo/e/29e228

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🫶🏻 FIND YOURSELF AGAIN Self-guided course to help you rediscover your needs and identity after years of focusing on others first

• https://tinyurl.com/fya-htwshownotes (Use PODCAST10 at checkout for 10% off)

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

You’ve read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Googled everything about narcissists and betrayal. So why does it still hurt so damn much?

In this episode, I’m sharing a real story from a client session that cracked something wide open—not just about heartbreak, but about where healing actually begins.

In this episode you will:

• Discover the real reason you’re still crying months later over your ex’s betrayal
• Understand what needs to become your primary focus when healing your heart (and likely whats been missing in your healing process)
• Hear how one woman not only moved on from her betrayal trauma for good, but finally stopped taking responsibility for everyone else’s problems

If you’re done feeling like you’re failing because you “should be over it by now”, this episode is going to show you what you’ve been missing all along.

MENTIONED:

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🫶🏻 FIND YOURSELF AGAIN Self-guided course to help you rediscover your needs and identity after years of focusing on others first

• https://tinyurl.com/fya-htwshownotes (Use PODCAST10 at checkout for 10% off)

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

If you've ever found yourself stuck in a cycle of highs and lows with someone who keeps hurting you, you're not weak or crazy—you’re human.

This episode will help you understand why your heart keeps reaching for the person who broke it—and how to start untangling from that pull without shame.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• The real reason narcissistic relationships feel like an addiction, especially when trauma is involved
• Why it’s actually okay that you went back to your ex
• How to let go and start healing so you can love from a place of peace, not panic

Press play now to finally understand the addictive pull of toxic relationships—and walk away with the relief of knowing there’s a way out, even if you’re not ready to leave just yet.

MENTIONED:

• IG: Women Awaken
• Whitney’s website: https://womenwaken.com
• Whitney’s Podcast: Women Waken
• Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

Was that really abuse?

If you've ever questioned whether something "counts" as emotional abuse because there were no bruises or screaming matches, this episode will help you finally put words to the invisible wounds.

You deserve clarity. You deserve validation. And you deserve relationships where your emotional safety isn't up for debate.

In this episode you will:

• Learn the 8 subtle signs of emotional abuse that often go unrecogized
• Understand the very real mental and physical impacts of emotional abuse
• Gain a simple, powerful tool to help you set boundaries and spot red flags earlier in relationships

Press play now to uncover what emotional abuse really looks like—so you can trust yourself again and reclaim your voice.

MENTIONED:

• Episode 68. How Can They Be So Cruel? The Real Reasons Behind Narcissistic Behavior & Motivation In A Relationship With Phoenix Gould - https://pod.fo/e/2b7b77

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

If you're a new mom, about to become one, or navigating healing from past chaos while building a peaceful life, this episode speaks directly to the raw, unfiltered reality of becoming a parent. 

Learn how early motherhood can unexpectedly awaken old wounds—and how to hold space for both your child and your inner child without losing yourself.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• How motherhood can reactivate trauma from past toxic relationships and how to process that
• Why the early postpartum weeks can feel like emotional whiplash—even in a loving relationship
• How to tend to your inner children while raising a child of your own

Press play to hear the honest, tender, and empowering conversation every healing woman deserves to hear this Mother’s Day.

MENTIONED:

• Episode 50. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Massive Life Update I Never Thought I'd Make: https://pod.fo/e/27ea20

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🫶🏻 FIND YOURSELF AGAIN Self-guided course to help you rediscover your needs and identity after years of focusing on others first

• https://tinyurl.com/fya-htwshownotes (Use PODCAST10 at checkout for 10% off)

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

If you've been burned by a toxic relationship or two (or five—no judgment), dating again can feel like a terrifying endeavor.

This episode is here to help you get prepped for what to look out for before you’re deep into another emotional circus.

In this episode, you will:

• Learn the 3 red flags that should have you moonwalking out of your next relationship like MJ
• Hear the #1 question to ask yourself if you suspect you’re in an unhealthy relationship
• Get the downlow on what you absolutely need to know before you commit to anyone

Hit that play button and let’s figure out how to trust your gut, dodge the drama, and find love that doesn’t come with a user manual.

MENTIONED:

• Denise’s book: Elephants Don’t Marry Giraffes: Things You Should Know About Relationships Before You Hook Up, Move In Together or Fully Commit
• Denise’s website: http://www.deniseschonwald.com
• Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

Have you ever looked back and wondered why you stayed so long, giving your ex SO many second chances, despite knowing the relationship was somehow toxic?

Breaking free from a narcissistic relationship isn’t just about willpower—this episode will help you make sense of your past choices so you can move forward with self-compassion.

In this episode you will:

• Gain a clear understanding of why you kept giving your ex second chances
• Find insight into why narcissistic relationships feel like an addiction you just can’t quit
• Get a simple exercise you can do today to move beyond self-blame and gain back your self-esteem

Hit play now to start reclaiming your emotional freedom.

MENTIONED:

• Interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

Was any of it real? Or were you just being used the whole time?

If you're stuck replaying memories, trying to figure out whether your narcissistic ex ever truly loved you, you're not alone. 

The need for answers is REAL. In this episode, we’re breaking down why this question haunts you—and what you can do to finally find closure.

By the end of this episode, you will:

• Understand why you feel desperate for an answer about their love
• Learn what love actually means to a narcissist (and why it’s not what you think)
• Take a powerful step toward emotional freedom and healing so you can find closure

Hit play now to uncover the truth, release the confusion, and take back your peace.

MENTIONED:

• 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.

Why does breaking up with a narcissist feel like ripping apart your mind, body and soul, unlike other breakups?

Breaking free from a narcissistic relationship isn’t just about letting go of a person, and this episode will help you understand why healing feels so layered.

In this episode you will discover:

• Exactly why a narcissistic breakup hurts deeper, lingers longer, and requires a whole new level of healing
• The incredible impact a narcissistic relationship has on your emotional, psychological and physiological well being
• Clear steps that you can start today to begin healing from this relationship

▶️ Press play now to uncover the science, strategies, and emotional truths that will empower you to begin healing today.

MENTIONED:

• Ep. 59 - The Narcissist's Lie: Weaponized Sex And The Path to Reclaiming Your Sexuality & Self-Esteem with Hilary Buckwalter-Wilde
• Ep. 40 - Finding Self Love & Trust in Yourself So You Can Heal Heartbreak & Increase Your Self-Esteem With EFT Tapping: https://pod.fo/e/27408e
• Find Yourself Again (A self-guided course to help you identify your values, needs and wants so you can enter into healthy relationships confidently) use with code PODCAST10: https://tinyurl.com/fya-htwshownotes
• Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING:

❤️ For more resources on healing from the mindf*ck of confusing relationships so you can securely attach + experience healthy love: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brewolta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

🫶🏻 Get the free 3 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE LOVE BOMBING GUIDE to spot love bombing and walk away from the red flags early: https://tinyurl.com/lovebombguide-htwshownotes

🫶🏻 ⁠Get the free RELATIONSHIP RESET GUIDE⁠: https://tinyurl.com/rrg-htwshownotes

• Learn how to communicate your feelings (without feeling guilty)
• Navigate triggering moments without shutting down
• Feel secure on your own so you aren’t jumping into the wrong relationship
• Expand your capacity to hold next-level love while remaining true to you

🌻 ⁠Submit an interest form⁠ to work with me: https://tinyurl.com/interest-form-htwshownotes

In this gripping podcast, listeners explore the complex dynamics of toxic relationships, unpacking themes like narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, cognitive dissonance, and emotional manipulation, while delving into how empathy, attachment styles, and people pleasing behaviors contribute to codependency, trauma bonding, and emotional abuse, as hosts share real stories of betrayal, guilt, and heartbreak—all while guiding survivors through letting go of an ex, identifying red flags, reclaiming self worth and confidence, establishing boundaries, and rebuilding emotional safetyafter love bombing, manipulation, self doubt, and deep-rooted trauma.