48. Breaking Free: Surviving and Thriving After a Narcissistic Relationship with Madeline Beeler and Randi Markowitz
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11/15/24 • 69 min
In this powerful episode of Flirtations, we welcome two Flirties to the show to share with us their stories of surviving and thriving after a narcissistic relationship.
Our guests, Madeline Beeler and Randi Markowitz, share their personal experiences of being in relationships with narcissistic partners and, through their stories, we explore the signs of narcissistic behavior, the emotional toll it takes, and the journey towards healing, self-discovery, and what comes next.
What you'll hear inside:
- Understanding Narcissism: What it is and how to recognize it in a partner
- Red Flags: Identifying the early signs of narcissistic behavior
- The Emotional Impact: How being in a relationship with a narcissist affects your mental and emotional health
- Breaking Free: The turning points that led our guests to leave their relationships
- Healing and Recovery: Practical advice on rebuilding self-esteem and finding hope after leaving a narcissistic relationship
- Moving Forward: How to avoid falling into similar patterns in future relationships and cultivate healthy connections
Please join us for an insightful and heartfelt conversation that sheds light on the challenges of dealing with narcissism in relationships and offers hope and strategies for anyone looking to reclaim their lives - and thrive!
Then don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Flirtations on your favorite podcast platform, and share this episode to spread BFE - big flirt energy, all over the world!
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About our guests!
Madeline Beeler is a business coach, mindset expert, and advocate for women navigating major life transitions. With a focus on empowering women to build thriving businesses and create meaningful lives, she helps them break free from limiting beliefs and step into their full potential. As a single mom, she understands the challenges of balancing family, business, and self-care, and she’s passionate about guiding women through the process of creating aligned, successful businesses. When she's not coaching, you can find her living life fully with her daughter and partner, and dreaming big for the future.
You connect with Madeline on Instagram. If you know its time to leave your relationship or marriage and looking for support, check out Madeline's upcoming course, Empowered Exit! You can learn more and join the waitlist here: https://madelinebeelerco.podia.com/empowered-exit
Randi Markowitz is a mixed-media artist who works as a painter, photographer, and graphic designer. Her paintings often feature inspirational messages, as she strongly believes in the power of words. Each piece includes an uplifting quote or saying—sometimes visible and other times hidden—intended to inspire feelings of love and hope.
In 2023, she received the Best of Chatham award for her design business, Belle Fleur Design. In 2024, she will participate in the Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour to showcase her artwork under Randi Markowitz Art.
As a single mother, she has overcome the challenges of narcissistic abuse and now helps others understand narcissism.
You can find Randi’s art on Instagram @randimarkowitzart and Facebook @randi.markowitz.art and her website www.randimarkowitz.com. Her graphic design work can be found on Instagram @bellefleurgraphicdesign and Facebook @bellefleurgraphicdesign and www.bellefleurdesign.com
About your host: Benjamin is a flirt and dating coach sharing his love of flirting and BFE - big flirt energy, with the world! A lifelong introvert and socially anxious member of society, Benjamin now helps singles and daters alike flirt with more confidence, clarity, and fun!
As the flirt is all about connection, Benjamin helps the flirt community (the flirties!) date from a place that allows the value of connection in all forms - platonic, romantic, and with the self - to take center stage and transform lives for greater healing and deeper connections.
You can connect with Benjamin on Instagram, TikTok, stream the Flirtations Flirtcast everywhere you listen to podcasts (like right here!), and find out more about working together <...
In this powerful episode of Flirtations, we welcome two Flirties to the show to share with us their stories of surviving and thriving after a narcissistic relationship.
Our guests, Madeline Beeler and Randi Markowitz, share their personal experiences of being in relationships with narcissistic partners and, through their stories, we explore the signs of narcissistic behavior, the emotional toll it takes, and the journey towards healing, self-discovery, and what comes next.
What you'll hear inside:
- Understanding Narcissism: What it is and how to recognize it in a partner
- Red Flags: Identifying the early signs of narcissistic behavior
- The Emotional Impact: How being in a relationship with a narcissist affects your mental and emotional health
- Breaking Free: The turning points that led our guests to leave their relationships
- Healing and Recovery: Practical advice on rebuilding self-esteem and finding hope after leaving a narcissistic relationship
- Moving Forward: How to avoid falling into similar patterns in future relationships and cultivate healthy connections
Please join us for an insightful and heartfelt conversation that sheds light on the challenges of dealing with narcissism in relationships and offers hope and strategies for anyone looking to reclaim their lives - and thrive!
Then don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Flirtations on your favorite podcast platform, and share this episode to spread BFE - big flirt energy, all over the world!
Enjoying the show and want to support my work? Buy the Flirt Coach a coffee!
About our guests!
Madeline Beeler is a business coach, mindset expert, and advocate for women navigating major life transitions. With a focus on empowering women to build thriving businesses and create meaningful lives, she helps them break free from limiting beliefs and step into their full potential. As a single mom, she understands the challenges of balancing family, business, and self-care, and she’s passionate about guiding women through the process of creating aligned, successful businesses. When she's not coaching, you can find her living life fully with her daughter and partner, and dreaming big for the future.
You connect with Madeline on Instagram. If you know its time to leave your relationship or marriage and looking for support, check out Madeline's upcoming course, Empowered Exit! You can learn more and join the waitlist here: https://madelinebeelerco.podia.com/empowered-exit
Randi Markowitz is a mixed-media artist who works as a painter, photographer, and graphic designer. Her paintings often feature inspirational messages, as she strongly believes in the power of words. Each piece includes an uplifting quote or saying—sometimes visible and other times hidden—intended to inspire feelings of love and hope.
In 2023, she received the Best of Chatham award for her design business, Belle Fleur Design. In 2024, she will participate in the Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour to showcase her artwork under Randi Markowitz Art.
As a single mother, she has overcome the challenges of narcissistic abuse and now helps others understand narcissism.
You can find Randi’s art on Instagram @randimarkowitzart and Facebook @randi.markowitz.art and her website www.randimarkowitz.com. Her graphic design work can be found on Instagram @bellefleurgraphicdesign and Facebook @bellefleurgraphicdesign and www.bellefleurdesign.com
About your host: Benjamin is a flirt and dating coach sharing his love of flirting and BFE - big flirt energy, with the world! A lifelong introvert and socially anxious member of society, Benjamin now helps singles and daters alike flirt with more confidence, clarity, and fun!
As the flirt is all about connection, Benjamin helps the flirt community (the flirties!) date from a place that allows the value of connection in all forms - platonic, romantic, and with the self - to take center stage and transform lives for greater healing and deeper connections.
You can connect with Benjamin on Instagram, TikTok, stream the Flirtations Flirtcast everywhere you listen to podcasts (like right here!), and find out more about working together <...
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Flirtini #6: Dating Anxiety, Codependency + Moving too Fast, and Are They Flirting with Me?
Flirties!
It's the first Q&A Flirtini!
In this one today, I answer three dating questions that were submitted!
➡️ Question 1: When I meet someone, I automatically ask myself, “Is this my future partner?” How can I stop doing that and enjoy the dating process more?
➡️ Question 2: I tend to rush a connection and go into codependency mode. What can I do about this? If things have moved too fast, is it too late to slow things down? What could I say?
➡️ Question 3: I think someone is flirting with me, but I’m not sure. How can I tell? Should I ask them out? Or wait?
Check out this Flirtini for the answers to these questions, all delivered with my signature Flirt Coach perspective!
Then don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Flirtations on your favorite podcast platform, and share this episode to spread BFE - big flirt energy, all over the world!
Enjoying the show and want to support my work? Buy the Flirt Coach a coffee!
About your host: Benjamin is a flirt and dating coach sharing his love of flirting and BFE - big flirt energy, with the world! A lifelong introvert and socially anxious member of society, Benjamin now helps singles and daters alike flirt with more confidence, clarity, and fun!
As the flirt is all about connection, Benjamin helps the flirt community (the flirties!) date from a place that allows the value of connection in all forms - platonic, romantic, and with the self - to take center stage and transform lives for greater healing and deeper connections.
You can connect with Benjamin on Instagram, TikTok, stream the Flirtations Flirtcast everywhere you listen to podcasts (like right here!), and find out more about working together 1:1 here.
💗 Happy flirting!
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49. The Trauma Episode with Tal Fish
On this episode of Flirtations, we welcome Tal Fish to the show, a licensed mental health counselor, to have a conversation with us about trauma.
In this complex, sometimes misunderstood, and yet highly relevant topic, we hold the space to go deep and talk about trauma, which many of us will experience at some point in our lives.
And when a trauma happens, whether it's a single event or something we experience multiple times, often we feel like something changes within us. We may feel unsure about how to move forward or what happens next. When it comes to dating, making connections, and forming relationships, trauma can show up in unexpected ways and make it difficult to open up.
Today, we hope to make this a little bit easier.
We start by defining trauma and recognizing how we may respond to it. What happens to the brain and body when we experience trauma? What are some ways that we naturally cope? Does the body hold on to (or store) trauma? How can we begin to release and heal?
Our conversation also addresses how trauma influences our choices and behaviors in dating, including having difficulty trusting others and building intimacy. Here, we strategies for learning to trust again (speaking to hypervigilance here) while maintaining your boundaries and protecting yourself. Finally, we offer guidelines for healing from trauma, remaining hopeful, and moving forward with optimism and an open heart.
I hope you'll join us for this very powerful conversation!
*This episode contains potentially sensitive dialogue about trauma. If you need to come back and listen at another time, please know this episode will always be here for you.*
Then don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Flirtations on your favorite podcast platform, and share this episode to spread BFE - big flirt energy, all over the world!
Enjoying the show and want to support my work? Buy the Flirt Coach a coffee!
About our guest: Tal Fish (he/him) is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist. He is also an actor, singer, and hopeless romantic. He’s a part time professor in addition to being a full-time clinician and loves to perform in his spare time. He is passionate about mental health and social justice, and loves being a cat dad to his Snowshoe kitten.
About your host: Benjamin is a flirt and dating coach sharing his love of flirting and BFE - big flirt energy, with the world! A lifelong introvert and socially anxious member of society, Benjamin now helps singles and daters alike flirt with more confidence, clarity, and fun!
As the flirt is all about connection, Benjamin helps the flirt community (the flirties!) date from a place that allows the value of connection in all forms - platonic, romantic, and with the self - to take center stage and transform lives for greater healing and deeper connections.
You can connect with Benjamin on Instagram, TikTok, stream the Flirtations Flirtcast everywhere you listen to podcasts (like right here!), and find out more about working together 1:1 here.
💗 Happy flirting!
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