10 Manipulation Tactics Men Use to Gain POWER Over You & Keep You Hooked! | Dr Orion PT 1

Women of Impact

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Society & Culture, Relationships, Education

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this episode of "Women of Impact," Lisa Bilyeu welcomes Dr. Orion Taraban, psychologist, YouTube creator, and author of the bestselling book "The Value of Others." Dr. Taraban brings a refreshingly candid — and sometimes controversial — perspective to the complex world of romantic relationships, power dynamics, and emotional safety. Together, they pull back the curtain on common traps women fall into, how to recognize manipulation (especially from narcissists or cluster B personalities), and the essential mindsets needed to reclaim your relationship power once and for all. Dr. Taraban and Lisa set the groundwork by tackling why no one can technically manipulate your emotions — unless you allow them to. This is essential listening for anyone looking to understand how to protect themselves while dating—or simply elevate their personal relationships to a new level of autonomy. In this episode: The Nature of Manipulation & Emotional Vulnerability Why “Poker Face” Tactics Matter for Safety Real-World Examples: DARVO & the Anatomy of Gaslighting The 10 Principles of Power: Who Really Holds the Cards? Women, Power, and the Unspoken Rules of Pursuit The Role of Optionality in Relationships Double Standards, Gendered Power, and Inequality Attraction, Fantasy, and the Dangers of Projecting Red Flags, Rationalizations & Why We Stay Cluster B Personalities and the Hallmarks of Narcissistic Abuse Thank you to our sponsors: Macy’s: Upgrade your glam at https://macys.com Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. Found: Open a Found account for FREE at http://found.com True Classic: Discounts at https://trueclassic.com/WOI OneSkin: 15% off code LISA at https://oneskin.co Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa Magic Spoon: code LISABILYEU $5 off https://magicspoon.com/lisabilyeu Follow Dr. Orion Taraban: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@psychacks Website: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com/ FOLLOW LISA BILYEU: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisabilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.0	What up, ladies? I'm Lisa Billu and this is Women of Impat.
0:18.0	Now, most people don't end up in toxic relationships because
0:21.0	they're stupid, right? Because manipulation doesn't actually look like manipulation at first.
0:25.5	It looks like chemistry. It looks like beautiful intensity. It looks like someone who feels familiar
0:30.9	in that way that you can't quite explain. And by the time the red flags bloody show,
0:35.4	you're already emotionally invested, already questioning yourself and already wondering how the hell you missed it.
0:40.8	Now that's why I brought on Dr. Orion Tarabond.
0:43.5	Dr. Orion is a clinical psychologist who specializes in relationship dynamics, attraction
0:48.5	and the subtle psychological patterns that actually keep people stuck choosing the wrong partner,
0:53.2	even when they swear that they
0:54.7	won't do it again. Now I'm going to warn you ladies, he has a way of describing things that may
1:00.0	may rub you the wrong way. But here's the thing, he's breaking down the early mechanics of manipulation
1:05.2	and why many smart self-aware people like us, keep falling in these toxic relationship traps.
1:11.9	And I really want to empower and urge change.
1:15.1	This isn't fluff.
1:16.1	Like I don't show up and you guys don't show up, listen to this podcast just to be sofully
1:20.3	entertained.
1:20.9	It's to actually learn, take the hard knocks and get back up so that we can freaking have
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