CIA Secrets: How to Spot Lies, Trust Your Gut, and Outsmart Deception | Jonna Mendez

Women of Impact

Impact Theory

Education, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In Part 1 of this fascinating episode, Lisa Bilyeu interviews Jonna Mendez, the former CIA Chief of Disguise, to uncover the fundamental principles of deception and resilience. From disguises that save lives to trusting your instincts, Jonna shares invaluable insights into how women can navigate trust, manipulation, and danger. What can a former CIA Chief of Disguise teach you about spotting deception and staying safe? Jonna Mendez reveals the tools and strategies she used in the field to protect lives—and how you can apply them to protect yourself. In this episode, discover why body language matters, how to trust your instincts, and what it takes to remain unassuming and resilient in any situation. SHOWNOTES [00:03:16] – Introducing Jonna Mendez and her groundbreaking career. [00:09:56] – How Jonna empowered women through her work at the CIA. [00:18:08] – The duality of deception: Helping versus harming. [00:20:56] – How body language and cultural cues reveal hidden truths. [00:27:27] – Creating disguises that save lives and confuse enemies. [00:31:43] – The risks of oversharing personal information. [00:40:24] – Women in the CIA: Challenges, advantages, and societal perceptions. [00:44:00] – Jonna’s unforgettable moment: Fooling President George H.W. Bush with a disguise. CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS OneSkin: Get 15% off with the code LISA at https://oneskin.co Helix: Get 25% off ALL mattresses and 2 free eco-rest pillows at https://impacttheory.co/HelixWOIDec FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.1	What up my homie? Lisa, Bill, you here.
0:25.3	I really want to talk about something that's been weighing on me.
0:27.5	And that's how on earth do we meet people?
0:30.3	We let down our walls, we end up trusting them, we assess, shall we trust them, do we like
0:36.0	them?
0:37.0	And then we decide, yeah, we actually do.
0:38.5	And then we get close to them, only to find out that they're not at all who they said they
0:43.3	were. This exact thing actually happened to someone in my family. Growing up, we met the
0:49.0	boyfriend of my cousin. And we really liked him, only to find out a year later that he was
0:54.0	married, had kids and actually lived up north where he pretended to travel to work.
1:00.0	So literally, how on earth do we get stuck and trapped by people who lie to us, who pretend that there's someone else when they're not?
1:08.0	And then let me tell you what they end up leaving, a broken person
1:11.4	in their wake. But hell no, not today, not here on Women of Impact. I have brought on
1:17.9	the incredible Jonah Mendez, who is here to help us make sure that we never get tricked, that we
1:24.1	always identify when someone is playing a role and a fake character and how on earth we can figure that out so that we never get tricked or manipulated and as a result have our confidence buried in the freaking desert.
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