A Date With Darkness Podcast

By Dr. Natalie Jones, PsyD, LPCC

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Episodes: 167

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A Date With Darkness podcast discusses the impact of narcissistic abuse and other relationship wounds on your well-being. This podcast provides tips for breaking free from relationships with narcissists and other unhealthy relationship patterns so that you can begin your healing journey, reclaim your independence and sanity, feel confident and know your worth, break toxic cycles, and create the healthy loving relationships that you deserve.

Episode Date
Social Awareness and Women's Empowerment featuring Dr. Leslie Dobson, PhD
Apr 17, 2024
No Contact, Low Contact, and Grey Rock Methods with Narcissists
Apr 12, 2024
Healing Sisterhood, Featuring Dr Joy Harden Bradford, PhD
Feb 14, 2024
Children Caught in the Crossfire of Conflict Between Their Parents
Feb 07, 2024
Some Things I Learned in My Career Over The Years
Feb 04, 2024
Men Who Center Women
Feb 02, 2024
Male-Centered Women
Jan 19, 2024
New Year's Relationship Intentions
Dec 29, 2023
Preserving Your Mental Health During the Holidays
Dec 22, 2023
Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents, Featuring Dr. Sherrie Campbell, PhD
Dec 05, 2023
Self-Love After Narcissistic Abuse. The Tough Love Edition
Oct 12, 2023
Destructive Intimacy Habits of Narcissists
Sep 12, 2023
A Study on Narcissism in the Black Community, Featuring Dr Virgil Zeigler Hill, Ph D
Sep 02, 2023
The Kind Narcissist and Sexual Manipulation
Jul 09, 2023
Q & A: How the Narcissist May React to No-Contact
Jul 06, 2023
The Kind Narcissist
Jun 30, 2023
Unhealthy Reasons For Having Children
Jun 24, 2023
Did the Narcissist Ever Love Me
Jun 07, 2023
Why You Should Never Get Revenge Against the Narcissist
May 23, 2023
How I Was Spiritually Groomed For an Abusive Marriage; Featuring Daphne McGee Esq.
May 05, 2023
Maladaptive Coping Patterns We Develop As a Result of Narcissistic Abuse
Apr 30, 2023
Challenges in the Healing Process
Apr 26, 2023
Boys to Men Series, Part 3: Addressing the Mother Wound in Men
Apr 21, 2023
Boys to Men Series, Part 2: The Father Wound in Men
Mar 30, 2023
Boys to Men Series Part 1: Men Who Experienced Sexual Trauma During Childhood
Mar 22, 2023
A.C.O.N.
Mar 14, 2023
Coping with Overthinking and Parental Alienation; Featuring Jill Wise
Mar 03, 2023
Married Men Misrepresenting Themselves as Single While Dating (Kiss of Death Series)
Feb 17, 2023
If I Can't Have You, No One Else Can (Kiss of Death Series)
Feb 07, 2023
When Family and Friends Support the Abuser Over You
Jan 30, 2023
Dynamics in Dysfunctional Families; Featuring Laura Connell
Jan 20, 2023
Thoughts and Reflections for the New Year
Jan 18, 2023
Detox and Clarity in Your Healing Journey; Featuring Morganne Brownlee, LPC
Dec 17, 2022
Without Consent: Abuse of Your Private Photos; Featuring Dr. Charlotte Laws, Ph.D.
Dec 09, 2022
The Dark Triad, Featuring Dr. Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Ph.D
Dec 02, 2022
Violence Among Women
Nov 26, 2022
D.A.R.V.O.
Nov 19, 2022
Therapy with Narcissists, featuring Wendy Behary, LCSW
Nov 10, 2022
During the Honeymoon, Featuring Dr. Kerry McAvoy, PhD.
Nov 03, 2022
Ghosting
Oct 31, 2022
Learning How to Make and Nurture Friendships, Featuring Danielle Bayard Jackson, Friendship Expert
Oct 21, 2022
Love Addiction, Love Avoidance, and Love Deprivation; Featuring Shena Tubbs
Oct 17, 2022
Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, Featuring Dr. Sherrie Campbell PhD.
Oct 11, 2022
Masculinity, Femininity, & Limerence, featuring Erika Simone
Oct 04, 2022
Exploring The Connection Between Father Wounds, Faith, and Emotional Dysregulation, Featuring Erika Simone
Sep 25, 2022
Underestimating the Narcissist
Sep 18, 2022
Becoming Confident, Featuring Deandra Kanu
Sep 11, 2022
Parental Alienation, Featuring Dr. Amy Baker, PhD.
Sep 02, 2022
Connecting with Quality Men, Featuring Bob Grant, PLC
Aug 23, 2022
Self-Compassion, Featuring Dr. Kristen Neff, PhD.
Aug 17, 2022
Submissiveness vs Emotional Abuse, Featuring Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD.
Aug 11, 2022
Sexual Coercion and Betrayal Trauma in Marriage, Featuring Anne Blythe
Aug 07, 2022
Exploring Hidden Depression, Featuring Dr. Margaret Rutherford, PhD.
Jul 29, 2022
Does the Narcissist Truly Move On After They Discard You, Featuring Telsha Edinburgh
Jul 25, 2022
Healing from Betrayal trauma featuring Dr. Debi Silber, PhD.
Jul 19, 2022
Learning to Process My Anxious Attachment, Featuring Kimeka Tacklin
Jul 09, 2022
Healing From Abandonment with Susan Anderson, LCSW
Jun 29, 2022
Difficulty coping with Microaggressions, Featuring Dr. Holly Sawyer, PhD, LPC
Jun 27, 2022
Exploring Parental Emotional Incest and Trauma, Featuring Britt Frank, LSCSW, SEP
Jun 17, 2022
Exploring Idealization of Men In the Family, Featuring Cameka Alexander, Behavioral Counselor
Jun 11, 2022
Ending The Relationship with Your Dysfunctional Family, Featuring Dr. Sherrie Campbell, PhD
Jun 03, 2022
Avoidant and Anxious Attachment in Dating, Featuring Dalila Jusic-LaBerge, LMFT
May 06, 2022
Exploring Financial Fraud, With Bernadette Harris, MS, MBA, CFE
Apr 20, 2022
Managing Shame Around Money, Featuring Emily Maclin
Apr 08, 2022
Learning to Trust Your Intuition, Featuring Dr. Fanike-Kiara Young, LCSW
Mar 18, 2022
Signs That You Are Being Devalued By a Narcissist
Feb 24, 2022
Idealization in Relationships
Feb 18, 2022
Abuse Tactics We Internalize and How to Overcome Them
Feb 04, 2022
Personal Growth Tools To Develop Healthy Relationships After Abuse
Jan 28, 2022
How to Know When a Narcissist is Discarding You
Jan 21, 2022
Reasons Why Your Relationships Are Dysfunctional
Jan 14, 2022
Misogynoir: The Other Discrimination That Black Women Face; Featuring Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD.
Jan 05, 2022
Learning to Effectively Cope with The Narcissist's Behaviors During the Holidays
Dec 10, 2021
The Narcissist's Behaviors During the Holidays
Dec 02, 2021
Ways to Protect Your Energy and Relationships During The Holidays
Nov 26, 2021
How Sexual Shame Affects Your Relationship, Featuring Eliza Boquin, LMFT
Oct 27, 2021
Things to Consider Before Re-Establishing a Relationship with an Abuser
Oct 22, 2021
Signs That You Are A Magnet For Abusive Relationships and How to Put A Stop to It
Oct 14, 2021
Preparing Your Finances for Divorce, Featuring CDFA Nikki Tucker
Oct 07, 2021
Learning How to be Vulnerable After Experiencing Sexual Trauma; Featuring Counsellor Jordan Pickell
Sep 30, 2021
Reporting Child Abuse, Featuring Nicole Stolar-Peterson, LCSW-BCD
Sep 24, 2021
How to Help to Children Who Are Victims of Narcissistic Parents
Sep 17, 2021
How to Find and Attract Safe Relationships With Healthy Partners
Sep 10, 2021
Exploring Environmental and Genetic Factors of Abuse, Featuring Yolanda Renteria, LPC
Sep 02, 2021
Increasing Self-Care Practices and Managing Emotional Burnout: Featuring Michelle Goodloe, LCSW
Aug 25, 2021
The Narcissistic Mother and Daughter Dynamic; Featuring Ronica Cormier
Aug 20, 2021
Why It's Not a Good Idea to Remain Friends With a Narcissist After a Breakup
Aug 05, 2021
Why You Have Difficulty Trusting Others
Jul 30, 2021
What to Do Instead of Waiting for An Abusive Person to Change
Jul 22, 2021
Everything You Need To Know About Your Inner Critic, Featuring Dr. Maria Mercedes Dominguez, PhD, LMFT
May 20, 2021
Identifying Red Flags in Sexual Health at the Ob-gyn's Office, Featuring Dr. Joy'El Ballard MD
May 12, 2021
Part 2: Healing People of Color Using EMDR Therapy, Featuring Quandra Chaffers, LCSW, CSE
May 04, 2021
BDSM, Kink, Sexual Fantasies, and Trauma; Featuring Quandra Chaffers, LCSW, CSE
Apr 13, 2021
Surviving Toxic Families, Featuring Marina Williams, LMHC
Mar 30, 2021
Exploring Troubled Relationships Between Mothers and Daughters, Featuring Ann Dillard LMFT
Mar 25, 2021
Part 2: Continuing to Explore Deceptiveness and Red Flags in Relationships; Featuring Anna Stowe Certified Mitigation Specialist
Mar 11, 2021
Investigating the Red Flags in Relationships, Featuring Certified Mitigation Specialist Anna Stowe
Mar 02, 2021
Addressing the Pain of Those Who are Hurting on Valentine's Day
Feb 14, 2021
Escaping Emotional Abuse, Featuring Beverly Engel, LMFT
Jan 26, 2021
Sitting in the Adult Chair With Michelle Chalfant, LPC
Jan 19, 2021
Coming to Terms with The Fifth Agreement, Featuring don Jose Ruiz
Jan 12, 2021
Understanding How the Body Stores Trauma, Featuring Dr. Janina Fisher, PhD.
Jan 04, 2021
Liberation from Racialized Trauma, Featuring Shawna Murray-Browne, LCSW-C
Sep 27, 2020
Exploring the Gifts of Grief; Featuring Dr. Ajita Robinson, PhD, LCPC
Sep 10, 2020
Understanding Character Disturbances, Featuring Dr. George Simon, PhD.
Sep 02, 2020
Fighting for Divorce and Custody With the Narcissist, Featuring Steven Peskind, Esq.
May 13, 2020
The Darker the Berry, The Deeper The Hurt: Featuring Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, PhD. and Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD.
Mar 22, 2020
Fighting the Energy Vampires, Featuring Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD
Jan 21, 2020
Fatphobia: Facing the Impact of Society's Narcissistic Views on Body Image, Featuring Sonalee Rashatwar, LCSW, MEd.
Jan 15, 2020
Thoughtful Reflections on A Father's Beliefs About His Daughter's Virginity, Featuring Dr. Donna Oriowo, PhD
Nov 13, 2019
Listener Question #1: Tips for How to Co-Parent with a Narcissist
Oct 29, 2019
Confession #6: Living With Parental Incest, Featuring Nancy Allen
Oct 22, 2019
Understanding Narcissism From the Perspective of a Narcissist: Featuring HG Tudor
Oct 08, 2019
Taking a Closer Look at Suicide and Self-Harm: Featuring Dr. Meagan Houston-Bright, LP
Aug 20, 2019
Confession #5: Mr. and Mrs. X's Fight Against the Financially Abusive Ex
Aug 15, 2019
Restoring Your Personal Energy, Featuring Brandi Lewis, LPC
Jul 23, 2019
Learning to Heal From Narcissistic Abuse and the Nice Girl Syndrome, Featuring Beverly Engel, LMFT
Jul 16, 2019
The Highly Sensitive Person: Featuring Patricia Young LCSW
Jun 18, 2019
Fatherless Daughters: Finding Inner Peace Without Your Father on Father's Day and Beyond
Jun 16, 2019
Inner Bonding: Featuring Dr. Margaret Paul, PhD.
Jun 11, 2019
Exploring the Relational Concerns of Single Parent Homes: Featuring Dr. Earl Turner, Phd
Jun 04, 2019
Couples Counseling Dilemma: Exploring Counseling When Your Partner is Narcissistic: Featuring Ernesto Segismundo, LMFT
May 28, 2019
Coping With Your Pain on Mother's Day
May 12, 2019
Relationships vs Situationships: Signs That Yours Teen's Relationship is Unhealthy: Featuring Marline Francois-Madden, LCSW
Apr 23, 2019
How Describing Black Girls "Fast" and "Grown" Does More Harm Than Good: Featuring Jaynay Johnson LMFT
Apr 17, 2019
How to Start Dating Again After Leaving a Toxic Relationship: Featuring Marquita Johnson, LPC
Apr 09, 2019
Understanding the Impact of Codependency in Relationships: Featuring Sharon Martin, LCSW
Mar 26, 2019
Making Self-Love and Self-Validation a Priority For Yourself: Featuring Ms. Zeahlot Lopez, LMFT, LPCC
Mar 19, 2019
Narcissism in Black Gay Men: Featuring Dr. Jonathan M. Lassiter, PhD.
Mar 04, 2019
Ghosting in Relationships
Feb 26, 2019
Narcissistic Gaslighting
Feb 24, 2019
Manipulation Tactics of Narcissists
Feb 18, 2019
When Your Partner Ignores Your Sexual Needs: Featuring Dr. Laurie Mintz, PhD.
Feb 03, 2019
How The Power of Non-Sexual Touch Can Help Manage Our Emotions, Featuring Shayla Tumbling, LPC-A
Jan 22, 2019
Understanding Why the Non-Narcissistic Parent is Falsely Accused of Being the Bad Parent, Featuring Dr. Carmen Roman PhD.
Jan 15, 2019
The Love Junkie: Understanding Love Addiction, Intimacy Disorders, and Sexual Anorexia, featuring Shena Tubbs, LPC
Jan 07, 2019
Healing the Broken Spirit: Reflections of How Sexual Assault Affects Women of Color
Oct 24, 2018
Snooping On Your Ex's Social Media Account: Exploring The Need to Keep Tabs
Oct 14, 2018
Spying On Your Ex on Social Media After A Break-up
Oct 07, 2018
Confession #4: My Breakup Experience and Heartache featuring Avalaura
May 27, 2018
How to Get Past the Hurt and Pain of a Breakup
May 18, 2018
Understanding and Healing From Psychological Abuse
Mar 25, 2018
Confession #2: How Joshua Shea's Sex Addiction Got the Best of Him
Mar 11, 2018
Anxious In Love: How to Stop Our Insecurities From Ruining Our Relationships
Mar 07, 2018
Confession #1: Struggles with Substance Abuse and Abandonment in the Family
Feb 19, 2018
Understanding and Dealing With Toxic Anger and Rage
Feb 10, 2018
Rediscovering Your Sexual Health
Feb 04, 2018
Stop the People Pleasing and Teach People How to Respect Your Boundaries
Jan 21, 2018
Mediation, Reviving, and Thriving After Divorce
Jan 21, 2018
Where Was The Village To Protect The Children: How We Can Prevent Child Abuse, Torture, and Death
Jan 18, 2018
Addiction and the Narcissism, Featuring Robert Cox, LMHC
Jan 17, 2018
Trauma and Colorism, Featuring Jocelyn St. Cyr, LICSW
Dec 30, 2017
Narcissism and Sex Addiction, Featuring Mari Lee, LMFT, CSAT-S
Dec 28, 2017
Exploring Emotionally Abusive Relationships, Featuring Dr. Vanessa Abernathy LP
Nov 20, 2017
Recovering From Toxic Relationships
Nov 19, 2017
Signs That You Are Sleeping with A Predator
Nov 05, 2017
Psychological Abuse: Exploring My Research Study
Oct 16, 2017
Spiritual Abuse, Featuring Camille McDaniel LPC
Oct 06, 2017
Offering Help to a Loved One Who Is In An Abusive Relationship
Sep 28, 2017
Tips For Leaving a Violent Relationship
Sep 20, 2017
Finding Fulfillment in Your Relationships
Sep 12, 2017
Dating Danger: Take Notice of the Red Flags
Sep 11, 2017
Sex Outside of Your Marriage and Healing from Infidelity
Aug 28, 2017
Building Relationships with Your Children
Aug 27, 2017
Courtroom Banter and Legal Fallout
Aug 15, 2017
My Journey and My Passion
Aug 15, 2017
Welcome and Introduction
Aug 06, 2017