Now I realize why some of my past relationships were so awful!

Unfortunately, being able to see things clearly usually doesn’t happen until we reexamine whatever it is in retrospect. This is certainly how it is in regards to some of my past relationships. Two of my longer relationships that I have had were utterly toxic and not based on healthy behaviors or values, and it took retrospect for me to realize that it was because my relationships were with narcissists.

Now, I am not saying I am a victim because I am well aware that the reason I was even remotely attracted to them then was because I too was a narcissist. How or when I stopped exhibiting this kind of behavior I cannot rightly remember, but in changing my ways I find that I am much less attracted to them now.

Angie Atkinson is a wonderful coach and teacher and gives very awesome advice about how to become more aware of one’s behavioral patterns so that you can more easily spot a narcissist, know how to respond, and how to recover if you have been abused by one. In being both the victim and the abuser, I have learned a lot from listening to her many lessons that are included in this podcast series.

Even though I found my way out of said relationships without this resource, I wish that it would have been available to me then as it is now. Yet, I am still very grateful to listen to this and have the ability to attach it to my past experiences with a greater scope of knowledge and vision, because I probably wouldn’t have paid it any mind a few years ago.

If you are curious as to if you are dating a narcissist, or better yet, if you are a narcissist yourself, then I highly recommend giving this podcast by Angie Atkinson a try. Her no bullshit approach and compassion for healing will certainly inspire you to make changes in your life. I know it has for me.

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Content Review by Lauren Polaine