In this episode, I interviewed Mia Hanks, the author of Bridemade and a survivor of Narcissistic abuse. In her book (Bridemade), she chronicles her journey/30 years experience being married to her husband who she described as a covert narcissist. She chose not be on camera to protect her privacy but she succinctly shares her experience living with a man who emotionally, mentally and physiologically abused her through out the course of their marriage. At the start of the relationship, she experienced love-bombing which is typical of narcissistic relationships, he swept her off her feet and she quickly fell in love married him at 21. Not long after the marriage, his extremely controlling and manipulation behavior began to surface which ultimately led to the breakdown of her marriage. It will be several years into the marriage that she realized what she was experiencing was abuse and began to conduct deeper research into narcissistic abuse. She said she never quite felt safe in her marriage and always knew something was wrong. After close to 30 years, she made the tough decision to file for a divorce. She has chosen to chronicle her day to day experience by writing this book/memoir in the hopes of helping other men and women in these types of toxic relationships. With the help of therapy and the support of her strong community, she has been on a solid recovery journey. Her advise to her daughters and to young girls is to look out for red flags while dating for example pay attention to how you feel around someone (it is a huge indicator!). Hope you enjoyed this episode. Please Like, Subscribe, Like and Comment! #npd #npdsurvivor #narcsurvivor #narcissisticpersonalitydisorder #narcissism #covertnarcissist #narcissistic #narcissist #abusiverelationships #narcissiticabuse #toxictraits #podcast #gaslight #relationship #marriage #emotionalabuse #storytime For more information about Mia, please see her socials below and purchase her book from Amazon. Please show your support by purchasing her book as you will learn a lot about these types of relationships and how to avoid falling victim to narcissists Website: miajhanks.com TikTok: @npdandme Book: Bride-Made: A Memoir by Mia J Hanks (available in paperback and e-book formats) on Amazon

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