56. Healing from narcissistic abuse ft. Dr. Z

The Food Therapy Podcast

Perhaps the most famous example of a narcissistic relationship is the infamous Tinder Swindler. While this man was an extreme case, it’s quite common for many people to be in narcissistic relationships - but does that necessarily mean you’re destined for a doomed romantic connection? In today’s episode, we talk to Dr. Z, ​​ a Philadelphia-based, licensed clinical psychologist. She is a narcissistic relationship coach and also specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. Dr. Z is a mental health contributor to various media outlets including Fox 29 News and CBS. She has been featured in several publications, including Huffington Post Business Insider Washington Post, and is the author of Find Your Callm an anxiety management workbook that will be released in April 2022. During our conversation, Dr. Z shares the signs of a narcissistic relationship, how to identify the patterns of a narcissistic relationship, whether narcissists exhibit empathy, and the impact of a narcissistic relationship on an individual. In this episode we cover:

• Dr. Z shares how she specialized in narcissistic relationships [1:49]
• The difference between an abusive and a narcissistic relationship [5:26]
• How to handle being in a narcissistic relationship [11:48]
• Are narcissists capable of demonstrating empathy? [17:02]
• Can you sustain a relationship with a narcissist? [23:19]
• Dealing with physical abuse [29:56]
• Signs that a person may be an abusive narcissist [35:33]
• The impact of a narcissistic relationship on an individual [39:52]
• Misdiagnosing actual narcissists [44:25]

Dr. Z is a Philadelphia based licensed clinical psychologist. She is a narcissistic relationship coach and also specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression and everyday stress. Dr. Z is a mental health contributor to various media outlets including Fox29 news and CBS. She has been featured in several publications including Huffington Post, Business Insider, Washington Post, and is the author of Find Your Calm, an anxiety management workbook that will be released this April 2022. Dr. Z is also the co-host of the "It's Me, Dr. Z, with JB” podcast. Connect with Dr. Z: Website: https://www.drjaimezuckerman.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.z_psychologist/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrZPsychologist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrJaimeZuckerman/ Book: https://amzn.to/3q29PRk

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