10 Manipulation Tactics Men Use to Gain POWER Over You & Keep You Hooked! | Dr Orion PT 2

Women of Impact

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Society & Culture, Relationships, Education

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Welcome back to Part 2 of this unfiltered, in-depth conversation with Dr. Orion Taraban. After laying the psychological groundwork in Part 1, Lisa Bilyeu and Dr. Taraban dive even deeper, breaking down gendered attraction strategies, healthy relationship “marketing,” and why understanding the captain vs. passenger analogy could forever change the way you approach dating and love. In this segment, Dr. Taraban unpacks the mechanics of authentic vs. performative displays of competence, the profound importance of relationship “mission statements,” and why both partners should rigorously inspect what they’re signing up for before setting sail. The conversation doesn’t shy away from sticky subjects: sex, exclusivity, money, “testing” your partner, and how so many women mistake potential for reality. If you’re ready for raw, research-backed advice on navigating modern romance from a place of strength, you won’t want to miss this. In this episode: Dating Traps: Opposites, Attractions & Emotional Hangovers The Captain & Passenger Analogy: Building Versus Boarding the Relationship The Power of Mission Statements (and Why Every Couple Needs One) Women, Safety, and “Testing” in Early Relationships Sex, Boundaries, and the Dance of Intimacy Love-Bombing, Female Strategies, and the Reality of Transactional Dynamics Appearances, Authenticity, and Relationship “Marketing” Why You Must Inspect the Itinerary Before Committing Accepting People for Who They Are Versus “Changing” Them How to Tell If Their Promised “Destination” Is Real Reclaiming Power and Responsibility in Your Love Life 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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0:26.9	What up my homies?
0:27.6	Welcome back to Part 2 of Women of Impact with Dr. Orion Taraband.
0:30.9	In part one, we broke down how manipulation actually shows up in relationships.
0:34.6	The testing, the chemistry, the low and slow erosion of boundaries,
0:39.4	and why so many of us don't see it coming until we're already too deep.
0:43.0	But now comes the real question, what happens after?
0:46.3	After you've been freaking burnt, after you don't trust your picker anymore, after you're
0:49.7	torn between, I don't want to repeat this and I don't want to be alone.
0:53.3	Dating gain and connecting with someone else after a toxic or manipulative relationship can mess with your freaking head.
0:59.0	You either shut down completely or you overcorrect and start scanning for danger everywhere you go.
1:05.0	So in part two, Dr. Orion has given us the framework to date and connect with someone again without being naive or paranoid.
1:13.2	So we get into how to get back into dating after toxic relationship so fear doesn't actually
1:17.9	keep you isolating or setting out on loneliness. We also talk about why you keep choosing the
1:23.9	same guy and why that doesn't mean that you're broken, but you can actually do
1:28.9	something about it and interrupt the pattern instead of repeating it just with a new face.
1:33.5	If you're ever the person that says, God, I'm just unlucky, you've got to listen to that part.
1:37.8	And finally, we talk about how to actually vet someone using their behavior, not their words,
1:42.1	so you can stop falling for the charm and start
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