Featured Episode: Healing from Narcissistic Relationships with Dr. Kerry Kerr McAvoy
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Kate Anthony
4.4 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
I'm bringing back one of my most impactful conversations with psychologist and writer Dr. Kerry Kerr McAvoy about healing from narcissistic relationships. We unpack the challenges of being in a relationship with someone who has narcissistic personality disorder, the profound impact it can have on your emotional and mental well-being, and actionable strategies for self-nurturing after the relationship ends.
We also take a closer look at the common phrase "it takes two to tango" and what it means in the context of unhealthy relationships. If you're healing from a toxic relationship or want to gain clarity on what healthy love looks like, listen to this episode again or tune in for the first time.
What you'll hear:
- We explore the phrase "It takes two to tango…" Does it, though, when narcissistic abuse or toxicity is involved in a relationship?
- Is there anything that you can do to help a narcissistic and abusive partner? The short answer is no.
- Narcissistic Personality is a disorder. It's not a mental health condition. Kerry explains the distinction.
- Focusing on and nurturing yourself back to life is essential in a relationship that has dimmed you.
Learn more about Kerry McAvoy:
Kerry Kerr McAvoy is a psychologist and a writer who educates on social media about cultivating healthy relationships, deconstructing narcissism, and understanding various other mental health-related issues. Her book, Love You More, gives an uncensored glimpse into the dynamics of narcissistic abuse.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of |
| 0:23.3 | the roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. I've been to |
| 0:29.1 | hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side of this process |
| 0:35.1 | with your sanity and your heart intact. |
| 0:46.0 | Hey everyone. Welcome back. So I hope you had an amazing Christmas on first night of Hanukkah. |
| 0:56.4 | I love that they're happening at the same time this year. |
| 0:59.1 | Rather than put out a new episode the day after Christmas, |
| 1:02.6 | I decided to rerun a really, really awesome one that you all really loved. |
| 1:09.3 | This is episode 259, healing from narcissistic relationships with |
| 1:15.4 | psychologist and writer Carrie McAvoy. I loved this conversation. In it, we discussed the challenges |
| 1:22.6 | of being in a relationship with someone who has narcissistic personality disorder. We also delve into |
| 1:30.2 | its effects on individuals and share insights on self-nurturing after the relationship ends. |
| 1:37.2 | It's really great. We explore the phrase, it takes two to tango, does it, though? You know my |
| 1:43.1 | feelings on that. All sorts of stuff. Carrie Kerr-McAvoy is a |
| 1:48.0 | psychologist or writer. She educates on social media about cultivating healthy relationships, |
| 1:53.0 | deconstructing narcissism, and understanding various other mental health-related issues. |
| 1:58.0 | And without further ado, here is my conversation from back on episode |
| 2:04.5 | 259 with Carrie McAvoy. |
| 2:10.4 | Carrie McAvoy, thank you so much for coming on and talking all things, narcissistic |
| 2:16.6 | relationships, getting out, being in. |
| 2:19.4 | A lot of people say that it takes two to tango. What are your thoughts on that? |
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