The Path Back to Self Newsletter

Embracing All That You Are!

October 03, 2008

Become Manipulation Proof!

Since I began working with victims of narcissistic abuse I started to recognize the similarities with everyone who has been through this destructive emotional abuse. The most common question, besides “how can I stop this pain” is “how can I prevent this from happening in the future?”

Most of us know about “red flags” which are the signs we get that warn us to examine something very closely or back away completely. When we ignore these red flags we are failing to trust ourselves, which lowers our feelings of self-worth. Doubting yourself is very disempowering because you are essentially saying “everyone else knows better than I do.” Where is the faith? Where is the trust?

Learning to trust yourself is vitally important to becoming manipulation proof. You must learn to read your intuition and follow its powerful guidance. We all have this built-in mechanism that provides us with that “gut” feeling that something is not quite right. When we ignore or justify these warning signs we put ourselves in danger.

The most common characteristic I have found with all victims of narcissistic abuse is the failure to trust oneself which results in a very strong feeling of self-doubt. Victims give their power to the narcissist in their lives to define them and their reality. Little by little they surrender their own sense of reality to this external person and little by little their self-esteem is eroded.

Developing a rock solid sense of self is vitally important to becoming manipulation proof. Most of us can spot a manipulation, but we need to learn to trust what we are seeing and feeling. We must learn to stop trading in our self-worth, dignity and respect for the promise of love. Love doesn’t require us to give up our self in any way, shape or form. In fact true love allows us to embrace ourselves more fully and step more into our personal power. When you find yourself being disempowered by the promise of love, then it is only that “a promise.”

Love begins at home, with yourself and trusting in yourself is a part of that love.

Learning how to trust yourself is one of the many topics we will be working with in my new tele-support group beginning mid October. I invite anyone looking to become more fully empowered and anyone embracing a path of personal and spiritual growth to join us for this weekly empowerment session. It is my intention that each week you will leave the session feeling inspired and empowered to take the next step in your life, whatever it may be. To learn more please visit: http://www.narcissismfree.com/live-tele-support.php and be sure to sign up for the free informational tele-conference on October 8th.

Conversations with a Narcissist on Sedona Talk Radio

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is viewed by most as a curse for
both the person who has NPD and the person in relationship with someone who is narcissistic. For Sam Vaknin, author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited", a work of reference about the Narcissistic
Personality Disorder, the curse of NPD has become a blessing for many who have benefited from this mans work.

Sam Vaknin, does not hide the fact that he was twice-diagnosed with NPD and uses it to his advantage to shed insight to others into the mind of a narcissist and how it works. One of the most dominant Internet presences on Narcissism, Sam has several Websites providing a wealth of information for hungry seekers looking for answers to the most frequently asked question “Am I going crazy, or just involved with a narcissist?”

Meanwhile Kaleah LaRoche, a former victim of narcissistic abuse, also uses
her experiences to help give insight from another angle, “The Empowered
Survivor!” Author of two E-books on narcissistic abuse, Kaleah also offers
counseling, coaching, a support forum and a radio talk show to provide
further information and insight into Narcissistic Personality Disorder,
“Psychic Vampires,” “Gaslighting,” and other topics of interest. Kaleah’s
work is focused on stepping out of the “victim” mentality and learning how
to make empowered choices in life which prevent one from being manipulated
by those who don’t have his/her best interest at heart.

Kaleah will be interviewing Sam Vaknin on October 7th at 10am PST on her
Show “Dispelling the Myths” which airs on Sedona Talk Radio and Blog Talk
Radio to listeners around the world. She is calling this segment
“Conversations with a Narcissist” and will be talking to Sam Vaknin about
his work and his ideas around narcissism.

You can listen to this interview live by visiting Kaleah’s Website at:
www.narcissismfree.com/radio-shows.php.

New Tele-Support Group Beginning!

Sign Up Now For The FREE Tele-Conference for Personal Empowerment
and Spiritual Growth upcoming weekly support group. Get your questions answered and see how this group can help you take the next step in becoming more fully empowered.

Counseling and Intuitive Readings Special Price Offer!

My experience with Holistic Counseling, Psychic and Intuitive Readings and Clinical Hypnotherapy dates back to 1988 when I opened my first practice in Bellingham, Washington focusing on behavior changes and transforming lives. I knew back then my passion was to work with people on this level and my choice was to follow this alternative path rather than to become licensed as a psychotherapist. I suppose it is because hypnotherapy is what I attribute to the cure for my eating disorder in my youth. It was so much more effective than "traditional talk therapy" for me.

Although my work with people recovering from narcissistic abuse involves a lot of "talking" I do weave in so much of what I've learned over the years to help my clients move forward, beyond the abuse. Being that I am highly intuitive I always say what I sense and feel about any particular situation. And...I also find that most people who come to me have a pretty strong ability to intuitit what is happening in thier own lives, they simply haven't learned to trust themselves.

My latest tool is using powerful shamanic techniques that I've learned over the years from various teachers. Shamanism is really a spiritual term used to define the process of going deep into the unconscious of one's psyche and working with the various blocks, energy chords, missing soul pieces and any area where one's psychic energy is being drained or leaking out. This is commonly found amongst victims of narcissistic abuse who give so much of their power to the narcissist in their lives. Our job is to get the power back and learn how to protect oneself on a psychic level to prevent further leakage of life-force energy.

I feel my work is very down to earth and most people respond very well to my techniques. It is not considered woo woo or far out, but rather speaks to most people on a soul level.

Although I can't offer my services for free I do offer an affordable package of four one-hour sessions for only $200.00. Credit cards are accepted which gives you the opportunity to make small affordable payments. Most people will exerience a significant shift within that one-month of personal support. So if finances are an issue, you can be assured that through the process of freeing up stuck emotional energy and clearing your blockages that you will also attract more prosperity into your life. So really you have very little to lose and so much to gain by getting the help you need to move forward in your life.

Sign Up For A Personal Support Session Now!

Another option as an addition to or as an alternative to personal support is our new weekly group support sessions beginning mid October. Find out about these now!