Narcissistic abuse has both physical and mental symptoms for the women that survive the toxicity of it all. Walking away is a victory unto itself, but issues like PTSD, depression and anxiety are things that persist long after the situation is over. Dr. Ramani Durvasula is one of the world’s leading experts on narcissism. She is the licensed clinical psychologist bringing awareness to millions of men and women who have experienced narcissistic partners. Dr. Ramani has a healing program for people going through narcisstic abuse. She exposes the lies and traps of narcissistic partners to help more women like you never go through being gaslit and mentally abused. The harsh truth is that there’s only one way to make a narcissistic relationship work which means, your silence and loss of self which leads to shutting down. Drowning your identity for the sake of peace with your narcissistic partner doesn’t mean you’ve found a way to make the relationship better either. Today we’re asking how do you show up in spite of narcissistic abuse? The psychological breakdown from being on constant high alert looks like gut health, inflammation, and sensitive social triggers that impact healthy low risk relationships. What can you do to be self-compassionate and escape a narcissist’s trap? Find a therapist that understands narcissistic abuse or who deals with trauma Identity safe people in your life that make you feel heard and seen Don’t minimize the severity of narcissistic psychological abuse just because it’s not physical abuse. “There’s a lot of psychologically abused who do not experience physical violence, but they experience daily, sometimes hourly psychological violence.” As Dr. Ramani points out, there are many kinds of trauma and relational trauma impacts the mind and body in horrifying ways and psychological violence steals the pathway to happiness, which is joy, and tanks quality of life. Dr. Ramani Narcissistic Truths to Remember: “Not everyone needs to be let in.” “The problem with survival is that it’s not the same as thriving and flourishing, those are two different agendas.” “Get the relational trauma off the table and you will love longer, [...] there is no cup of matcha green tea that is going to take this stuff away!” “Physical and mental health are not two separate entities, they work together.” “I would put toxic relationships up there with cigarettes in terms of the horrifying health impacts they have.” CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Shopify:  Sign up for a $1/month trial period at https://impacttheory.co/shopifyWOIseptpod  Factor Meals: Head to https://impacttheory.co/factorWOIsept24  and use code woi50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month. Beam Minerals: Get every essential mineral your body needs with BEAM Minerals. Head to https://impacttheory.co/beamWOIseptpod and enter code “NYBBS” at checkout for 20% off your first order. Follow Dr. Ramani: Website: http://doctor-ramani.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DoctorRamanDurvasula Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorRamani Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorramani/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorramani Podcast: http://doctor-ramani.com/podcasts-feat-dr-ramani/ r 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