Welcome to the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

My name is Lisa A. Romano.

I am a life coach, best-selling author, YouTube vlogger, meditation teacher, an expert in the field of codependency and narcissistic abuse.

I am a believer in the power of an organized mind.

My aim is to help people learn what it means to live above the veil of consciousness rather

than living a reactive life.

May your heart feel blessed, your mind feel expanded, and your spirit find hope as you

spend time with me here at the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

Namaste everybody.

So today we're going to be talking about how you can get over the narcissistic cheating

spouse.

When you have been in a relationship with a narcissist, let's just set the ground

rules so we understand what we're talking about, right?

So narcissism exists on a spectrum, just like

codependency. We all have narcissistic traits, but we don't all tap into the pool of narcissism

in which we have a grandiose, inflated sense of self, that we're entitled, that we exploit other people.

Most of us do not lack empathy for other people, thank heaven.

So when we're talking about a narcissist, we're talking about people who feel entitled to

exploit you, who need to feel better than you. This is a big one. There is a big

difference between being narcissistic and having NPD and being somebody who is self-confident

and somebody who actually takes risks and goes after their dreams, which is what we're all supposed to be doing.

We all need a certain level of healthy self-love so that we can say this is what I think

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