"This is Pure Manipulation"- 11 Traps Narcissists & Cheaters Use When They’re Losing Control of You! PT2

Women of Impact

Impact Theory

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education

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🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Lisa Bilyeu and James Sexton are back to get even deeper into the cheating, the heartbreak, and the real talk about holding a relationship together. This isn’t just “divorce horror stories, ”this is real wisdom for keeping love alive and dodging those landmines before things blow up. You’ll hear hilarious, hard truths on why people stray, what happens when the spark fades, and how communication can make or break everything. Lisa Bilyeu shares her own stories, they debate forgiveness, boundaries, and when to call it quits. Plus, rapid-fire Q&A and a killer audience question: should you talk about divorce before you even get married? SHOWNOTES The Five Types of Infidelity (Some Will Surprise You) Is “Soulmate” Just a Hollywood Scam? How Routines & Boredom Sabotage Relationships Why Instagram Makes Cheating Easier Is Cheating Really the Problem, or Just a Symptom? You Don’t Owe Your Partner Sex...But Here’s What You DO Owe Safety, Boundaries, and Trust Issues To Forgive or Not to Forgive (and What Happens If You Stay) Can You Actually Recover After Betrayal? Audience Q: When Should You Bring Up Divorce? Thank you to our sponsors: Found: Open a Found account for FREE at http://found.com Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa Follow James Sexton: Website: https://www.nycdivorces.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/nycdivorcelawyer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sextonshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nycdivorce FOLLOW LISA BILYEU:Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/⁠YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact⁠Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisabilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.2	This is part two of women with the insanely epic James Sexton, who is the number one divorce
0:39.5	attorney in the freaking country. Now, in part one, we actually expose why you cannot reason
0:44.2	your way out of a power struggle with someone who actually needs control. And once you hear that,
0:48.3	you'll never forget it. But the moment when most of us actually get stuck is when the pressure
0:53.2	actually hits. It's when the story
0:54.9	fricking flips. It's when you feel the surge of panic and you think, I don't trust myself to
0:59.3	handle this because that person in your life, the person you have been in that power struggle
1:03.6	with has withered you down. They've literally stripped you of your confidence that allows you
1:09.3	to believe in yourself and your gut instincts.
1:11.6	And that's what today is all about. Because part two is where James shows us how power actually
1:15.7	shifts. Not through yelling, not through proving that you're right, but actually through strategy,
1:20.2	restraint and letting the other person hang themselves on their own words. Guys, this is freaking
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