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A Date With Darkness Podcast

A Date With Darkness Podcast

Dr. Natalie Jones, PsyD, LPCC

A Date With Darkness podcast discusses the impact of narcissistic abuse and other relationship wounds on your well-being. This podcast provides tips for breaking free from relationships with narcissists and other unhealthy relationship patterns so that you can begin your healing journey, reclaim your independence and sanity, feel confident and know your worth, break toxic cycles, and create the healthy loving relationships that you deserve.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best A Date With Darkness Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to A Date With Darkness Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite A Date With Darkness Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd, LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in California. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Author HG Tudor joins us on the couch today to discuss his perspective on narcissism. HG Tudor has written several books on narcissism which specifically address what narcissism is, how to figure out if the person that you are in a relationship with is a narcissist, and why narcissists do what they do in relationships. HG Tudor also shared why he chooses to stay anonymous and how his life has been impacted by his history with narcissism.

Books Written By HG Tudor:

Why? Understanding The Narcissist's Behavior By HG Tudor

Escape: How To Beat The Narcissist by HG Tudor

Sitting Target: How and Why The Narcissist Chooses You by HG Tudor

To contact HG Tudor please visit: https://www.narcsite.com

Email questions/comments to Dr. Jones at [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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A Date With Darkness Podcast - Restoring Your Personal Energy, Featuring Brandi Lewis, LPC
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07/23/19 • 60 min

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd, LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in California. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Brandi Lewis, LPC owner and director of Reach Counseling Solutions LLC in Charlotte, NC joins us in a candid discussion about her work with survivors of abuse. Joy and personal energy can be completely depleted from us when we are caught in relationships that are abusive. Without realizing it, we carry negative energy with us from relationship to relationship - which perpetuates a pattern Brandi enlightens us on why we do this, and what steps we can take to have a happy and joyous energy after weathering stormy relationships.

Connect with Brandi Lewis, LPC at: http://www.reachcounselingsolutions.com

Resources:

Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power

Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind To Yourself

Email questions/comments to Dr. Jones at [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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A Date With Darkness Podcast - Inner Bonding: Featuring Dr. Margaret Paul, PhD.
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06/11/19 • 62 min

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in California. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Dr. Margaret Paul, Phd joins us to discuss inner bonding, a self-healing technique used to conquer feelings of shame and abandonment. Dr. Paul tells us the importance of bonding with ourselves and connecting our feelings and how our ability to do so impacts both our lifestyle and our ability to connect with others. She shares the steps of inner bonding, and discusses how her own personal journey changed after she was able to effectively execute the technique.

Connect with Dr. Margaret Paul: http://www.innerbonding.com

Books:

The Inner Bonding Workbook, By Dr. Maurgaret Paul

Inner Bonding: Becoming a Loving Adult To Your Inner Child, by Dr. Margaret Paul

Diet For Divine Connection: Beyond Junk Foods and Junk Thoughts to At-Will Spiritual Connection, by Dr. Margaret Paul

Healing Your Aloneness, Finding Love and Wholeness Through Your Inner Child by Dr. Margaret Paul

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in California. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Ernesto Segismundo Jr., LMFT and owner of CAV Family Therapy joins us on the couch today and discusses the ever popular question: should you explore couples counseling if your partner is narcissistic? Ernesto discusses how he works with couples when one partner is narcissistic, using positive psychology treatment modality. He also explains the spectrum of narcissism, and when therapy for the couple is not recommended.

To contact Ernesto Segismudo Jr., LMFT visit:

CAV Family Therapy

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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A Date With Darkness Podcast - Coping With Your Pain on Mother's Day

Coping With Your Pain on Mother's Day

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05/12/19 • 28 min

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in California. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

This episode is dedicated to those who don't have a relationship with their mother, or their relationship with their mother is toxic. I discuss how to cope with the pain of Mother's Day. We review several basic and advanced coping skills for dealing with the pain that arises on this day.

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in California. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Today's episode features Zeahlot Lopez, LMFT, LPCC who is the owner of Vida Therapy in California. I had a lot of fun talking with her about how we can and should love and validate ourselves before entering any relationships. Ms. Lopez provides excellent tips and suggestions on small ways we can regularly show ourselves love! She elaborates on why loving on yourself is essential and vital to your mental health.

Resources :

Websites:

www.therapyforblackgirls.com

www.therapyforlatinx.com

www.melaninandmentalhealth.com

To Contact Ms. Zeahlot Lopez, LMFT, LPCC please visit: www.vidatherapy.com

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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A Date With Darkness Podcast - Ghosting in Relationships

Ghosting in Relationships

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02/26/19 • 40 min

This is the 3rd episode of the Dangerous In Love Series, and in this episode I discuss the phenomenon of ghosting - or when things in your relationship come to an abrupt halt for no rhyme or reason and your partner is MIA. What happened? In this episode, I discuss ghosting, why it occurs, and why you should immediately move on past the relationship when you experience it. This episode was also originally recorded as an Instagram and Facebook live video on the podcast page!

Email questions/comments to [email protected] Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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A Date With Darkness Podcast - Confession #4: My Breakup Experience and Heartache featuring Avalaura
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05/27/18 • 50 min

A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones, Psyd., LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist in Oakland and Sacramento CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of abuse dynamics and healing from relationship trauma.

Avalaura, LGSW; owner of Avalaura's Healing Center discussed her personal experience with a painful breakup. She provided insight about signs and feelings that we should pay attention to within ourselves when our relationships are unhealthy, dysfunctional, and no longer serve a purpose.

To connect with Avalaura, please visit: http://www.avalaura.com

Email questions/comments for Dr. Jones to a [email protected]

Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com

Let's keep the conversation going via social media:

Instagram: A Date With Darkness

Twitter: A Date With Darkness

Facebook: A Date With Darkness

To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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A Date With Darkness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Natalie Jones PsyD, a psychotherapist in Oakland, CA. Join Dr. Jones for an intimate discussion about the effects of being in abusive and hurtful relationships and how to heal from them.

This is the first episode in which a guest shares their personal story about struggling and healing from abandonment and substance abuse in her family. Charnessa Pleasant, LCSW explores how her ups and downs have shaped her journey as a therapist.

To connect with Charnessa, please email [email protected]

facebook.com/thehealingcollaborativepllc

Resources Mentioned:

www.NAMI.org

www.na.org

www.aa.org

Questions/comments for Dr. Jones, or if interested in sponsoring the podcast please email: [email protected].

Visit the website: A Date With Darkness

Keep in touch via social media!

Facebook: @adatewithdarkness

Instagram: @adatewithdarkness

Twitter: @adatewdarkness

To connect with likeminded individuals seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships in a safe space, please join the private FB group: A Date With Darkness Group. Be sure to tune in live on Wednesdays to chat with the experts from the show, as this only happens in the private group!

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A Date With Darkness Podcast - Healing Sisterhood, Featuring Dr  Joy Harden Bradford, PhD
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02/14/24 • 49 min

On today's podcast, Dr. Joy Harden-Bradford, PhD., and I discuss what a true sisterhood is and how you can create a sisterhood for yourself if you have trouble making connections. Dr. Joy and I explore what it means to heal through sisterhood.

Watch the video podcast on Youtube: A Date With Darkness

Email questions or comments to Dr. Jones [email protected]

Sign up for the free ebook on Red Flags in Your Relationships and the free weekly newsletter for tips about narcissistic abuse at www.drnataliejones.com

Individual and group membership coaching sessions opening soon. Get on the mailing list to be the first to know here.

Visit the website for more information: https://www.adatewithdarkness.com

Let's keep the conversation going via social media: Instagram: A Date With Darkness Twitter: @Adatewdarkness Facebook: A Date With Darkness To connect with others who are seeking support from hurtful and abusive relationships please join the Facebook group: A Date With Darkness group

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How many episodes does A Date With Darkness Podcast have?

A Date With Darkness Podcast currently has 195 episodes available.

What topics does A Date With Darkness Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Abuse, Podcasts, Relationships and Recovery.

What is the most popular episode on A Date With Darkness Podcast?

The episode title 'The Darker the Berry, The Deeper The Hurt: Featuring Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, PhD. and Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD.' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on A Date With Darkness Podcast?

The average episode length on A Date With Darkness Podcast is 47 minutes.

How often are episodes of A Date With Darkness Podcast released?

Episodes of A Date With Darkness Podcast are typically released every 8 days.

When was the first episode of A Date With Darkness Podcast?

The first episode of A Date With Darkness Podcast was released on Aug 6, 2017.

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