The Self-Love Recovery Podcast
Begin your recovery from narcissists and narcissistic abuse, codependency, gaslighting, trauma, and more with Ross Rosenberg's Self-Love Recovery Podcast! Expect to be informed, inspired & unburdened by master psychotherapist Ross Rosenberg, an international expert on narcissistic abuse, codependency & trauma recovery & best-selling author of The Human Magnet Syndrome. Millions of people have already been given hope, direction, and enlightenment through his YouTube contributions and book sales. Ross warmly and authentically draws from his own healing journey as well as 35 years in the mental health field. Ross Rosenberg is all about breaking through barriers, opening up minds, and inspiring and guiding people about what they have been misinformed about or most need to understand. Whether it is freedom over codependency, which he renamed to Self-Love Deficit Disorder, narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, or the childhood trauma that underlies them, you will find this podcast liberating, inspiring, and extraordinarily educating. So join him on his quest to warmly, authentically, and expertly explain, advise, and inspire. Prepare to change your life!
Episodes
In this video, Ross revisits and expands upon his "Relationship Math Concept." A concept that defines a healthy relationship as the sum of two interdependent partners (1 +1 = 2) and an unhealthy relationship as the sum of two enmeshed and dependent individuals (1/2 + 1/2 = 1).
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In this informative discussion, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, interviews Renee Swanson about her personal journey in overcoming narcissistic abuse from a covert narcissist and her transition into public advocacy, helping others reclaim and rediscover their sense of self.
About Renee Swanson: Renee Swanson is a certified life coach specializing in recovering from a covert narcissist partner. She is the creator of the...
In this informative chat between Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC and Karen McMahon, Chief Visionary, Divorce & Relationship Coach with Journey Beyond Divorce, high conflict relationship behaviors and reactions are explored, from self-love deficit to delusions and the importance of boundary setting.
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Part of the 11-Stage Self-Love Recovery Treatment Program, Ross Rosenberg revisits Stages 6 & 7, which involve "Predictive Awareness" and Setting Boundaries in hostile environments. Specifically, defining the Worst Case Scenario for survival as accurately and realistically as possible, while removing irrational fear from the equation.
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In this video, Ross Rosenberg discusses the critical component of the SLDD Pyramid: CORE SHAME. Specifically, what it is, how it differs from guilt, what its connection to narcissism is, and how one can vanquish their core shame.
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Ross continues to break new ground with his discoveries about gaslighting, primarily how pathological narcissists use it against their self-love deficient (codependent) victims. While reflecting on his childhood, Ross discovered that gaslighting narratives can be implanted by what someone neglects to say, withholds, or purposely deprives a person of. More information about his contributions on the subject of gaslighting can be foun...
In this video, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, introduces the concept of a "Trigometer." Like Ross Rosenberg's "narcometer" metaphorical concept, he created another one to represent childhood trauma. This new metaphorical concept represents physical and emotional clues that unconscious/dissociated childhood trauma (like PTSD), has been activated.
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In this video, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, introduces his "Iceberg Hypothesis," which uses an iceberg as a metaphor for a pathological narcissist. Like narcissists, an iceberg only shows a small portion of itself on the surface, while hiding most of itself beneath the water.
Narcissists, especially covert narcissists or someone with antisocial personality disorder (sociopath), often portray themselves as k...
In this video, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, discusses another form of gaslighting, in which the family members of a Self-Love Deficient (codependent) individual gaslight them to believe they are absent of problems in order for them to continue their caretaking role of the family.
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Rick Belden is a life coach who helps men and women who are feeling stuck get their lives moving again. He is a respected explorer and chronicler of the psychology and inner lives of men whose interviews, poetry, and essays have appeared in books and on media platforms around the world, reaching an international audience of many thousands of men and women.
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In this episode, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, has invited Rick Belden, a life coach, author, and poet, to the podcast to discuss men’s mental health issues, including self-love deficit disorder (SLDD)/codependency and trauma caused by narcissistic abuse.
It’s no secret that there is a stigma when it comes to men reaching out for help. Ross and Rick explain how they work with their clients to help resolve their mental...
In this episode, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, is joined by Dr. George Simon, author of, "In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People," where they discuss narcissism, character disturbance, and Dr. Simon's "Ten Commandments of Character."
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In this episode, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, uses bread as a metaphor for love, respect, care, and trust (LRCT), to explain why codependents or Self-Love Deficients (SLDs) are raised in such a way to accept “breadcrumbs” of LRCT and not feel deserving or worthy of a full “piece of bread.”
After a childhood in which the SLD develops attachment trauma, they develop romantic relationships, often with pathological narci...
In this episode, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC explains the importance for a person recovering from Self-Love Deficit Disorder/SLDD (codependency) to be honest to themselves about the harm they caused others, especially their children.
The person with SLDD—the SLD, is often unaware of their brick wall of denial that keeps them "safe" from the real and honest truth: if they were not so afraid of being alone...
In this episode, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC and Dr. Laurie Betito talk about narcissistic abuse and the dysfunctional relationship tango, as explained in Ross's book, "The Human Magnet Syndrome." In this discussion, the viewer will learn why narcissists and codependents always pair up in romantic relationships. Moreover, an explanation for why narcissistic abuse thrives is such a relationship.
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Covert narcissists thrive by pretending to be something they are not. They pretend to be altruistic, kind, and codependent. They get what they need out of life by creating a false self. Simultaneously, they hurt people in their most intimate relationships by behaving pathologically narcissistic behind the scenes.
But what should YOU do if you have found yourself in a relationship with a covert narcissist?
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In this episode, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, is joined by Robert Jackman, a friend, psychotherapist, and author of The Gentle Path to Grief & Loss. Ross and Robert discuss grief, trauma, and loss, and why healing and overcoming a broken life of loss and grief can leave you stronger than before.
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In this episode, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, explains the paranoid and dangerously harmful characteristics of a malignant narcissist.
Malignant narcissism is “Narcissistic Personality Disorder on steroids.” Great examples of this personality type would be Stalin, Hitler, Castro, Mussolini, and Saddam Hussein.
Typical characteristics include:
- Paranoid, suspect deceit, doubt loyalty
- Defy, chal...
In this episode, Ross Rosenberg is joined by Rick Belden, a life coach, where they talk about "The Mother Wound" and how this form of attachment trauma dysfunctionally impacts adult personal and relational development. The unresolved psychological problems of the SLD (codependent) or narcissist mother significantly harms the emotional and social development of her children, who bring that harm/trauma forward into their ad...
In this episode, Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, is joined by Wendy Behary, author of Disarming the Narcissist, to discuss why the "inner critic," the voice in our minds that condemns, criticizes, or demeans us—whether justified or not, is formed out of painful early life experiences causing attachment trauma.
By "Healing the Inner Trauma Child," a powerful psychotherapy technique to uncover unconsci...
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