Best Cynthia Bailey Rug Podcasts (2025)

This podcast discusses reactive abuse, and how abusers use it to convince their victims that their perfectly normal responses to being abused are the problem, not the abuse. www.CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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A Powerful Strategy For Dealing With Narcissists 3:56

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This podcast discusses a particularly powerful way to protect your mental health while dealing with narcissists.

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Protecting Your Spouse From Your Narcissistic Family 3:14

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This podcast discusses the importance of protecting your spouse from your narcissistic family, and how doing so helps your relationship.

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How To Respond To Criticism For Being Estranged From Abusive Parents 3:34

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This podcast offers responses to some common criticisms to adult children who have ended the relationship with their parents. https://www.CynthiaBaileyRug.com https://Mentor.CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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A Few Common Phrases Abusers Use To Manipulate Their Victims 4:05

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This podcast discusses some common phrases abusers use to manipulate their victims, and the motives behind those phrases. www.CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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Healthy & Unhealthy Traits Of Empaths 4:12

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This podcast discusses healthy and unhealthy traits of empaths. www.CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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How Narcissists Use Tone & Body Language Policing To Avoid Accountability 4:00

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This podcast discusses yet another method narcissists use to abuse their victims and deflect responsibility for their abuse - monitoring their victims' tone of voice and body language. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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My Newest Venture - Mentoring And Coaching Services For Pet Loss Grief And Narcissistic Abuse Recovery 2:35

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This podcast is to announce my latest venture into offering mentoring and coaching services related to grief for pet loss and narcissistic abuse recovery. https://Mentor.CynthiaBaileyRug.com https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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Narcissistic In-Laws 3:35

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This podcast explains ways to cope with narcissistic in-laws. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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A Common Sign Of Narcissistic Abuse: Isolation 3:38

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This podcast is about a common sign of narcissistic abuse, when narcissists isolate their victims from healthy, loving relationships. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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A Little About Hatred 3:19

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This podcast discusses the topic of hatred, and why it is not always a bad thing.https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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A Subtle Sign Of Control No One Warns You About: Not Being Willing To Work On The Relationship 3:14

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This podcast discusses how not being willing to work on a relationship is a subtle sign of a controlling person. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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C-PTSD Is A Real Mental Disorder, Not About Seeking Attention Or Pity 3:39

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This podcast discusses some of the painful aspects of having the very real mental disorder known as Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and why it has nothing to do with seeking attention or pity. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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Recognizing And Dealing With Covert Narcissists 2:57

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This podcast is about how to identify covert narcissists and ways to cope with them. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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Things People Wrongly Say Are Victims Responsibility 3:42

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This podcast discusses things people claim to be the responsibilities of victims of narcissistic abuse and why these people are wrong. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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About Emotional Intelligence Shaming 3:13

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This podcast discusses emotional intelligence shaming - who does it, and why they do it. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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Coping When Gaslighting Happens 3:29

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This podcast discusses ways to help yourself when you are faced with an abuser who tries to gaslight you. https://CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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"Christian" Narcissists 3:35

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This podcast is about narcissists who claim to be Christians, and ways to identify them.

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Love Requires Evidence 4:03

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This podcast is about how actions reveal more about love than words do.

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It's Still Abuse If... 4:04

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Today's podcast addresses types of abusive behavior that are not easy to identify yet are still abusive, and common reasons people excuse abuse.

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Understanding The Impact Of Small Things On Relationships 3:26

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This podcast discusses the surprisingly drastic effects small actions can have in relationships.

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When Your Family Refuses To See You As Anything But A Dysfunctional Child 3:32

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This podcast is for those with dysfunctional families whose family members refuse to acknowledge that they are willing to learn, heal and grow.

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A Common Dynamic In Narcissistic Families: Fear Of Facing The Truth 3:27

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This podcast discusses why and how narcissists' families avoid facing the truth about the narcissist. For more information, visit my website at: www.CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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Subtle Signs Of A Dysfunctional, Abusive Family 3:46

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This podcast includes some signs of a dysfunctional and abusive family as well as things people with such families need to know. For more information, please visit my website at: www.CynthiaBaileyRug.com

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What Makes A Good Person Truly Good 2:26

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This podcast discusses what it truly means to be a good person versus what many people think a good person is.

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Why Narcissists Play Dumb 2:50

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This podcast addresses how and why many narcissists act dumb when they truly are not.

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Marrying Into A Narcissistic Family 3:38

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This podcast discusses the nightmare that is marrying into a narcissistic family.

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When People Blame Others For The Trauma They Experience 3:27

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This podcast is about when people blame others for trauma inflicted on them.

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The Value Of Detoxing From Emotionally Incestuous (Enmeshed) Family 3:46

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This podcast discusses the necessity of distancing from emotionally incestuous (aka enmeshed) family.

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A Commonly Ignored Narcissistic Behavior 3:31

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This podcast addresses a common behavior of narcissists, snooping on and gossipping about people.

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Helpful Routines For Highly Sensitive People 3:52

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This podcast was created to help highly sensitive people, or HSPs, learn ways to navigate their sensitivity without burning out.

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Forever The Victim – A Narcissistic Tactic 3:11

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This podcast discusses a common abusive tactic of narcissists (in particular coverts) - twisting any situation around to where they claim that they are the victim, no matter what cruel things they have done to someone else.

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You Matter So Do Not Let Anyone Make You Feel Otherwise 3:09

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This podcast reminds you that you matter and have a purpose, no matter what anyone says.

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"You Should Just Leave!" 3:43

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This podcast discusses some reasons why victims stay in abusive relationships, and why it's not always possible to "just leave."

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Nostalgia After Trauma 2:55

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This podcast discusses the very natural attraction to nostalgia that many people who have survived trauma experience.

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Willful Ignorance 3:03

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Today's podcast is about those people who choose to remain ignorant over facing the truth as a way to avoid dealing with certain topics and situations.

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Extreme Independence Is A Trauma Response 3:24

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This podcast discusses how people who have experienced trauma often react to that trauma by being overly independent, and how it happens.

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A Way Dysfunctional Families Try To Keep Everyone Close 3:54

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This podcast discusses a common way that dysfunctional families try to keep everyone close. This tactic is especially common in narcissistic families.