Ray Freeman is popular psychotherapist from England and an expert with an extensive background with experience helping his clients recover from abusive relationships, particularly with narcissists.

While he discusses the malignant, cover, overt and grandiose narcissists, he has coined the term Behavioral Narcissism. He's even created a list of 15 behaviors and thinking of behavioral narcissism. LINKED HERE

This episode covers many of these and so much more! If you are looking for information and validation on this topic, this episode is for you!

Head to Ray's WEBSITE to learn more or to book a session with him. He works with clients all over the world.

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Drinking With Gin was just ranked top 50 self-improvement podcast in Egypt -- hello! 🙌🏻

This episode was inspired by running into a podcast listener recently that shared that sometimes the content here can get a little heavy. So, let's lighten things up this week!

That's why we're covering something a little lighter, that still taps into being our best selves.

There is a new craze around a term called pebbling. It's going viral and being covered EVERYWHERE. Have you heard about it? Is it new to you? It's called pebbling!

Pebbling is being talked about from the Today Show to the topic being covered by Adam Grant!

Click HERE for the Today article referenced in the show.

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What characteristics make you a good target for a narcissist? Do you have a couple of them? All of them? This episode unpacks 9 traits that may make you a desirable target for a narcissist. Some of these might seem obvious and some might seem counterintuitive. Narcissists can be dangerous to people mentally, physically, emotionally, and financially. Dr. Ramani, Dr. Karyl McBride, and Dr. Timothy Levine's work are referenced in this episode pertaining to narcissism and lying.

Here's the list:

1.) Empathetic & compassionate

2.) Forgiving

3.) Nurturing

4.) Trustworthy (tune in for the "dadism" on living life through rose-colored glasses)

5.) People pleaser

6.) Strong

7.) Talented & successful

8.) Loyal

9.) Grew up in a narcissistic household (parent or other family member)

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Check out ⁠Good Mood Revolution⁠ podcast!

This episode helps to explore and understand when it's appropriate, and maybe not appropriate, to block someone.

Have you struggled with a relationship(s) and had a hard time backing away or limiting contact? Maybe you've considered eliminating contact all together. Ultimately, only you can decide if that's right for you, but this episode helps give some tips that might help you gain the clarity you need.

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This episode discusses mental health. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please consult a professional or call the crisis hotline at 988.

This conversation felt necessary due to the overwhelmingly positive response in sharing about a recent mental breakdown in my NEWSLETTER. The topic resonated with people and they reached out and shared their own stories and struggles and thanked me for helping to normalize this conversation. Please leave a review and share with a friend!

If you love it here, you may also enjoy the Those Who Do podcast.

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This week's guest, Samantha Kozuch, shares how getting arrested was the best and worst thing that ever happened to her. She describes this moment as her "rock bottom" that ultimately led to her changing her life. Her journey to self-discovery began at this point. She shares the story with us as well as where this path led her and how she started making different decisions. She mentioned how the book The Secret supported her journey, so that's linked HERE. Part of her journey was making the shift from living how other people wanted her to live into living for herself, authentically and in her purpose. Samantha also shares about the pressure of being a 1st generation immigrant and how that impacted her decisions in life. She also vulnerably shares how living in ego in an unhealthy manner was a driving force in decisions before her arrest, and how she shifted into living from heart.

More about Samantha:

Driven by a blend of entrepreneurism and the desire to inspire, Samantha Kozuch is the creator of The Maniscripting Journal, a multi-million dollar viral brand designed to equip users with an innovative manifestation tool for scripting their dreams and bringing them to reality. With her irreproachable business savvy, Samantha has taken the personal development industry by storm, earning an empire that has resulted in global recognition, with over 100,000 dedicated followers across various social media networks. Her dedicated and thriving community of like-minded individuals has allowed her to unleash her cultivated expertise and help others as passionate as herself to embrace personal transformation worldwide.

In addition to leading the charge behind The Maniscripting Journal, Samantha serves as a self-development and mindset coach. She brings her extensive knowledge to the world through dynamic virtual workshops and speaking engagements, where she provides actionable practices to align thoughts, intentions, and actions for manifesting success. Samantha also hosts the Money, Mindset, and Manicures podcast, striving to empower women to seek positive change and inspire growth and personal breakthroughs.

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Our resident psychologist, Dr. Tanya Holthus, is back to talk to us about how to not raise a narcissist. First, she builds the framework of how a narcissist is made. She unpacks the nine criteria for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) in the DSM-5-TR. Dr. Holthus describes what must be present and prevalent in order to make an NPD diagnosis and from her clinical practice and experience, what she's seen in terms of how NPD starts.

This episode reveals not only characteristics of narcissism, but helping children to develop healthy emotions and how to cultivate this in children. (And some tips on what not to do!)

She shares practical tips and resources that can help support parents, partners and people impacted by narcissists. These include Big Little Feelings, Dr. Becky Kennedy's book, Good Inside, encouraging different types of therapy, and some information that you might find helpful on Dr. Terrence Real's website.

More about Dr. Tanya Holthus:

Tanya is a licensed psychologist and is here for you. She sees most everyone for most everything. She enjoys working with a wide variety of clients and offers multiple services including therapy, coaching, and supervision. She meets you wherever you are at and applies what will fit for you in the moment. She specializes in healing trauma and helping people with many types of issues, including post-traumatic stress, attachment/connection, emotional/relational abuse, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. She is most passionate about helping people overcome relationships involving narcissistic abuse and strengthening parent-child relationships. She also has a special place in her heart for people suffering with fertility issues. She views things through a trauma lens and tends to weave this into all of her work. She provides psychoeducation, teaches how to navigate healthy boundaries, guides healing, and will help you gain clarity to bring peace in your life. She uses an integrative approach of many modalities to fit the unique needs of each person. Some of these modalities include parental coaching, Filial Play Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Adaptive Internal Relations (AIR) Network.

People who have worked with her have described her as warm, compassionate, easy to talk to, empathetic, and reliable. She loves her work as a psychologist. She will go to bat for you and will work hard for you. She has been doing this a long time and is confident that she can help with any presenting concern you may have.

Tanya's website: http://www.holthuscounselingllc.com/

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