40: Narcissism with Lindsey Ellison - Part 1

In this episode, Matt, Steve, and Jessica will have a conversation with Lindsey Ellison, a speaker, writer, and relationship expert whose main expertise comes from her experiences and studies dealing with narcissists. Lindsey specializes in narcissistic abuse, and is the author of the bestselling book, “MAGIC Words: How to Get What You Want from a Narcissist.” 

She comes on to share her inspiring story from being married to a covert narcissist, being divorced and single at 35, dating a psychopathic narcissist, and grappling with an identity crisis, to discovering what narcissism is, and starting to help people understand it, so they can stop being victims and take charge of their own lives. 

She will also discuss her step-by-step formula for creating a communication plan and script of empowering magic words that can help neutralize the power struggle that one has when they are co-parenting with a narcissist, and detail exactly what to do, how to do it, and why it works. If there has ever been a resourceful episode not to miss, it’s this one. So stay tuned. 

Highlights of the discussion: 

• Lindsey amazing backstory and her experience being with a narcissist (03:43)
• How she became a narcissism expert and found out that her ex-husband was a covert narcissist (06:27)
• Helping people understand narcissism and how skilled narcissists are at making their partners feel crazy (08:14)
• Levels of narcissism and the physical, financial and emotional abuse that comes with each (09:51)
• Boundaries are kryptonite to narcissists (15:44)
• The real tragedy of the narcissism disorder (19:22)
• Matt’s classic parental alienation experience with his ex (23:34)
• The work you have to do on yourself is to not be afraid of them (27:06)
• We attract our partners who reflect the parent that wounded us the most (32:11)

Additional Resources:

• Magic Words By Lindsey Ellison
• Unbreakable You: Breakup Without Being Broken Podcast
• www.LindseyEllison.com/
• Lindsey on Instagram
• www.Linktr.ee/TheBoldLogic

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