On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, we talk with Monica Nage, who is the director of reformative services at the Safe Haven Partner Abuse Intervention and Prevention Program about working with abusers, red flags, language, isolation, and what domestic abuse agencies can do to help you. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A.

With me today, I have Monica Nage from Safe Havens partner abuse intervention and prevention program.

You are the director of reformative services, and you guys are out of Texas.

Thank you very much for being here today with me.

How are you doing?

I'm doing well.

Thank you for having me.

So you have been involved with this organization and domestic violence.

And, you know, this is a podcast normally about narcissistic abuse.

I consider narcissistic abuse under the domestic violence umbrella.

And, you know, a lot of people don't, who are abused

with narcissistic abuse, don't actually go and use the services available. So, you know,

you being here today and clarifying a lot of things for our audience about narcissistic abuse,

domestic violence as a whole. Can you kind of start off explaining how narcissistic abuse, domestic violence as a whole. Can you kind of start off explaining how narcissistic abuse fits in to your service?

And then also explain, I guess, the Duluth model, which is the model that your, that Safe Haven uses?

Definitely.

So I'm a licensed master social worker and I'm the director of reformative services at Safe Haven.

So at Safe Haven of Tarrant County, we're a family justice center. So we have shelter, we have counseling services and legal services for people who have been in a relationship where there is abuse. So that could be physical abuse, but also emotional abuse and financial abuse, which we can get into.

So there are a lot of services out there. I think a lot of times people don't realize

that they qualify for services if you're being emotionally abused. And the element that I oversee

is I actually work with the abusers.

And so if there is an arrest or if child protective service gets involved or somebody goes to the doctor,

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