211. How to Spot a Narcissist with Caroline Strawson

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Relationships, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Trauma therapist (and survivor of marriage to a narcissist) Caroline Strawson joins us to discuss: how to know if someone’s really a narcissist; how to know if you’re more likely to get into a relationship with a narcissist (and avoid it); strategies for parallel parenting with a narcissist; how the brain and body respond to narcissists; and how to rebuild after ending a relationship with a narcissist. CW: Abusive relationships, self harm For more related episodes, check out: Episode 170 The Most Radical Way to Heal: Internal Family Systems with Dr. Becky Kennedy, Episode 169 Why We Love the Way We Love: Attachment Styles with Dr. Becky Kennedy, and Episode 142 Codependence: How to Stop Controlling Others with Melody Beattie About Caroline: Caroline Strawson is a Trauma Therapist and Coach specializing in helping others heal from the trauma and shame of narcissistic abuse. She hosts the Narcissistic Abuse & Trauma Recovery Podcast and is the #1 best selling author of Divorce Became My Superpower. Having been married to a covert narcissist herself, Caroline was in debt, lost her family home, and was at rock bottom with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and self-harm. Caroline integrates Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting and breath work with positive psychology, to help others move from post traumatic stress to post traumatic growth. TW: @cstrawson11 IG: @carolinestrawson

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0:00.0	I'm not the problem, sometimes things fall hard.
0:12.0	Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things.
0:15.5	Today we're going to learn about narcissists.
0:19.9	What types of people tend to be end up with narcissists?
0:26.1	How we can spot narcissists in our life.
0:28.8	We are going to try to narcissist proof ourselves during the next hour.
0:33.1	To help us with that, we have a wonderful, fascinating expert.
0:38.4	Her name is Caroline Strassen.
0:40.4	She's a trauma therapist and coach specializing in helping others heal from the trauma and
0:45.6	shame of narcissistic abuse.
0:48.1	She hosts the narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery podcast and is the number one best-selling
0:53.0	author of Divorce became my superpower.
0:56.5	I feel you on that, Caroline.
0:58.7	I haven't been married to a covert narcissist herself.
1:02.6	Caroline was in debt lost her family home and was at rock bottom with PTSD, depression,
1:07.8	anxiety, and self-harm.
1:10.4	Caroline integrates internal family systems, yay, somatic experiencing, yay, brain spotting
1:16.2	and breath work with positive psychology to help others move from post-traumatic stress
1:21.4	to post-traumatic growth.
1:23.4	Oh, post-traumatic growth.
1:25.3	I like that real frame.
1:26.5	I do too.
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