In this episode, Joanna talks about the easiest way to spot a toxic person and how it's made her feel more in control of her environment.

In this episode, Joanna shares her horror story of what it was like to live with a narcissistic landlord and the lessons she learned from it.

In this episode, Joanna shares her opinion on a research study that was done by Harvard and Columbia University. The study was done to see whether there was a causal relationship between maltreatment in childhood and same-sex sexuality in adulthood.

References:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535560/

In this episode, Joanna discusses if the narcissist is capable of love and how it impacts their relationship with other people.

References:

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/can_a_narcissist_really_love_you/article_em.htm

In this episode, Joanna explains the origin story behind the narcissist and how they come to be who they are today.

In this episode, Joanna talks about the similarities between narcissism and hoarding as well as how she saw it play out in the relationship she had with her narcissistic mother.

References:

https://youmemindbody.com/mental-health/Are-Hoarders-Narcissists

In this episode, Joanna talks about her experience with the International Churches of Christ in college and how they recruited her.

Thankfully, however, she was able to leave the cult on her own with the help of the following resources:

http://www.reveal.org/library/activism/srausch-warning.html

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/4/10/boston-church-christ-religion/

http://www.reveal.org/library/psych/Mindcontrolinicc.htm

In this episode, Joanna talks about the disadvantages of being an Empath and how it can affect your recovery from narcissistic abuse.

References:

https://kennyweiss.net/why-being-an-empath-isnt-good/

In this episode, Joanna talks about the similarities between narcissists & bullies and how knowing this helped her to accept her past.

References:

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/all-bullies-are-narcissists/281407/