176: [Vanessa Reiser] Episode 77 Updates
What Came Next
Broken Cycle Media
4.4 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Content Warning: legal abuse, divorce, child-to-parent violence, narcissistic abuse, and coercive control.
Vanessa Reiser is a mother, author, survivor, and licensed psychotherapist specializing in narcissistic and cult abuse. She is also the founder of Tell a Therapist, LLC and is best known for her 11-day, 285 mile run across the state of New York - in a wedding dress - to raise awareness for narcissistic abuse. We had the previous honor of hosting Vanessa as a guest on What Came Next in episode 77, entitled “The Treachery of No Empathy,” which first aired on July 5th, 2024. In the episode, her insights were both personal and professional, giving her a unique lens into narcissistic abuse. Since then, Vanessa has navigated some major life updates, and even added the role of podcaster to her resume. The Broken Cycle Media team continues to be so very grateful for Vanessa’s advocacy and willingness to share her expertise, time, and exciting updates with our audience.
WCN Episode 77 [Vanessa Reiser] The Treachery of No Empathy: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/vanessa-reiser-the-treachery-of-no-empathy/id1674051643?i=1000661213926
Vanessa's Website: http://www.tellatherapist.net
Vanessa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessareiserlcsw/
Vanessa's Book: https://amzn.to/4383o1E
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please consider visiting https://www.thehotline.org/. For a list of resources and related non-profit organizations that can help, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you to Lola Blankets for sponsoring this episode. |
| 0:03.9 | What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only. |
| 0:08.4 | Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering, |
| 0:11.1 | such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder. |
| 0:17.7 | I am not a therapist, nor am I a doctor. |
| 0:23.1 | If you're in need of support, please visit something was wrong.com forward slash resources for a list of non-profit organizations that can help. |
| 0:30.2 | Opinions expressed by my guests on the show are their own and do not necessarily represent the |
| 0:35.6 | views of myself or Broken Cycle Media. |
| 0:38.9 | Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes. |
| 0:42.9 | Thank you so much for listening. |
| 1:17.3 | Thank you so much for listening. Vanessa Riser is a mother, author, survivor, and licensed psychotherapist specializing in narcissistic and cultic abuse. |
| 1:28.8 | She's also best known for her 285 mile run across the state of New York that she accomplished in 11 days in a wedding dress to raise awareness for narcissistic abuse. |
| 1:32.6 | Her insights are of both personal and professional nature, |
| 1:37.0 | giving her a unique lens into this insidious form of domestic abuse. |
| 1:41.6 | We had the previous honor of hosting Vanessa as a guest on what came next in episode 77 titled The Tretary of No Empathy, |
| 1:46.3 | which first aired on July 5th, 2024. |
| 1:49.9 | Since then, Vanessa has navigated some major life updates |
| 1:53.7 | and even added the role of podcaster to her resume. |
| 1:58.1 | The Broken Cycle Media team continues to be immensely grateful for Vanessa's advocacy |
| 2:02.9 | and willingness to share her expertise, time, and all that's come next for her with our audience |
| 2:09.7 | today. I am Vanessa Riser. |
| 2:18.8 | I am a licensed clinical social worker practicing in the states of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Florida. |
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