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The Mental Healness Podcast
Hosted by Lee Hammock · EN
Welcome to the Mental Healness Podcast, hosted by yours truly, Lee Hammock. If you're new here I have NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) and I've been in therapy for the last 8 years learning how to deal with it and live a better life. From the start I've offered you the rare POV of a diagnosed narcissist but NOW I'm switching it up a little bit. I'm interviewing others that are dealing with their own mental health journeys and those that have dealt with toxic relationship dynamics as well. I'm still sharing my POV just sharing others as well. Collabs ✉ partnerships@mentalhealness.net
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Surviving a Narcissistic Gambling Addict: Taylor’s 14-Year Escape Story
Yesterday01:25:46Tap to summarizeIn this powerful Mental Healness Podcast interview, Taylor Stevens shares how she survived 14 years with a narcissistic gambling addict and reclaimed her life through no contact. She opens up about love bombing, financial abuse, gambling debts, alcoholism, isolation, gaslighting, physical abuse, stalking, and being pushed to doubt her own reality. Taylor describes spending more than half a million dollars covering debts, being manipulated into protecting his reputation, and discovering that her partner and his bookie were working together to take more money from her. She also shares the breaking point that led her to change the locks, contact police, protect her dogs, and choose herself just before her birthday. Three years later, Taylor is rebuilding her confidence, learning to trust herself again, and reminding survivors that they are not broken, alone, or trapped forever. This is a raw survivor story about narcissistic abuse recovery, financial abuse, trauma bonding, and finding freedom after toxic relationshipsTaylor's Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thetaylorstevensTaylor's Twitter/X - https://x.com/TAYSTEVENS
Transcribe →Narcissists Are Toxic No Matter Who They’re With (It’s NOT You)
3d ago00:27:49Tap to summarizeIn this video, I break down why narcissists are going to be toxic no matter who they’re with and why their abuse is not proof that you weren’t “enough.” Research shows that narcissistic people repeat the same relationship patterns over and over, cycling through love bombing, devaluation and discard with each new partner instead of actually changing. I’ll explain how they adapt their mask to different people but keep the same core traits: entitlement, lack of empathy, objectification and a need for control. If you’re watching them treat the new person “better” and blaming yourself, this video will help you see that it’s the pattern and the personality, not your worth. You’ll leave with language to remind yourself “It’s not me, it’s them” and practical steps to stop comparing yourself to the next supply and focus on healing.Book a Coaching Session: [https://link.me/mentalhealness]🔥 My Books: [https://a.co/d/2WNtdKJ]🎙 Listen to the Mental Healness Podcast: [https://youtube.com/@mentalhealnesspodcast?si=AVcJfHa16HZReqHL]
Transcribe →Why I Feel Bad For People Who Stay With Narcissists
5d ago00:14:31Tap to summarizeIn this video, I talk from the heart about why I genuinely feel bad for people stuck with narcissists who will likely never experience real happiness while they stay in these toxic, parasitic relationships. As a clinically diagnosed, self‑aware narcissist, I explain how your mind and body adapt to constant abuse, how struggle starts to feel “normal,” and why you can end up losing friends, family and even your sense of self while you keep choosing someone who is draining you. We’ll look at how people who love you protect their peace by stepping back, how you become a “dark cloud,” and how the story you keep telling yourself (“I’m not good enough, they’ll change”) quietly ruins your entire life. I’ll break down the difference between symbiotic relationships (mutual giving) and parasitic ones (they take, you suffer), and challenge you to choose yourself, your kids and your future instead of staying trauma bonded to a loser. This video is a wake‑up call meant to push you toward real, long‑term joy, not temporary comfortBook a Coaching Session: [https://link.me/mentalhealness]🔥 My Books: [https://a.co/d/2WNtdKJ]🎙 Listen to the Mental Healness Podcast: [https://youtube.com/@mentalhealnesspodcast?si=AVcJfHa16HZReqHL]
Transcribe →When Narcissists WANT You To Leave Them (The Reverse Discard Explained)
6d ago00:11:45Tap to summarizeIn this video, I explain the “reverse discard”. When a narcissist emotionally gets rid of you, treats you horribly, and pushes you to end the relationship so they can play the victim and move on fast. As a clinically diagnosed, self‑aware narcissist, I walk through how they disconnect from you, rage, nitpick everything you do, and then say “You broke up with me” to justify a new partner, a fairytale romance, or an affair that’s already been waiting in the wings. You’ll learn why they still try to control you after you leave, refuse to let you move on, and expect you to stay single while they start a whole new relationship. If you’re wondering whether you should “go along” with a reverse discard, I’ll talk about when leaving is healthy and why you shouldn’t stay where you’re clearly not wanted—while still protecting your legal and safety rights. Go where you’re wanted, not where you’re merely tolerated, and protect yourself physically, mentally and emotionally.All My Links (Coaching, Courses, Merch): https://link.me/mentalhealnessBook a Coaching Session Here - https://link.me/mentalhealness
Transcribe →Covert vs Overt Narcissism Explained By a Diagnosed Narcissist
1w ago00:23:18Tap to summarizeIn this video, I break down the main differences between an overt narcissist and a covert narcissist, two faces of the same disorder that show up very differently in relationships. Overt (grandiose) narcissists are loud, attention‑seeking and openly entitled, while covert (vulnerable) narcissists are more introverted, sensitive, passive‑aggressive and often hide their self‑importance behind fake humility or a victim mentality. Drawing on clinical research about grandiose vs vulnerable narcissism and my own perspective as a diagnosed narcissist, we’ll compare how each type rages, manipulates, plays the victim and reacts to criticism. If you’ve ever wondered why one narcissist brags nonstop and another seems shy, anxious or “too sensitive,” this video will help you see the shared core and the surface differences. You’ll leave with clear red flags and language to describe which type you’re dealing with and why both can be equally damaging.Book a Coaching Session Here - https://link.me/mentalhealness
Transcribe →Misogyny & Narcissism: Why Some Men Need Women They Despise
1w ago00:17:30Tap to summarizeIn this video, I break down how misogyny and narcissism overlap, and why so many misogynistic men show classic narcissistic traits like entitlement, lack of empathy and a belief they’re superior to women. Drawing on research that links narcissism and hostile sexism, as well as my own perspective as a clinically diagnosed narcissist, we’ll talk about how viewing women as “less than,” objectifying them and needing them as supply while secretly despising them creates a very specific form of abuse. You’ll learn why these men need admiration from women they don’t see as full human beings, how patriarchy and collective narcissism fuel “boys’ club” misogyny, and why their behavior is about control and ego, not genuine attraction or respect. If you’ve dated someone who hates women, treats you like property or uses feminist language while acting deeply sexist at home, this video will give you language and clarity to understand what you’re dealing with. We’ll also discuss red flags and how to protect yourself from misogynistic narcissistic dynamics.Book a Coaching Session: [https://link.me/mentalhealness]🔥 My Books: [https://a.co/d/2WNtdKJ]🎙 Listen to the Mental Healness Podcast: [https://youtube.com/@mentalhealnesspodcast?si=AVcJfHa16HZReqHL]
Transcribe →3 Ways To Make a Narcissist RESPECT Your Boundaries (From a Diagnosed Narcissist)
2w ago00:12:16Tap to summarizeTrying to explain your feelings to a narcissist is like trying to explain color to someone who refuses to open their eyes, most of them don’t respect your emotions or your boundaries, they respect consequences. In this video, I break down three things that could actually make a narcissist think twice: the no‑explanation boundary, the immediate if/then consequence, and emotional indifference when they test your limits. As a clinically diagnosed, self‑aware narcissist, I show you how long explanations become a roadmap to argue with you, why an unenforced boundary is just a speed bump, and how removing emotional reactions turns you into a “high‑cost, low‑reward” target. If you’re tired of setting boundaries that get ignored, this video will give you language, leverage, and practical examples to help you hold the line safely. Remember: be the wall, not the mirror because nothing changes if nothing changes.Contact me here - https://link.me/mentalhealness
Transcribe →Why Narcissists Use You As A Placeholder (Even When You Give Them Everything)
2w ago00:15:23Tap to summarizeIn this video, I speak directly to the people who keep taking a narcissistic partner back, hoping that one day they’ll finally pick you, appreciate your sacrifices and see your worth. As a clinically diagnosed, self‑aware narcissist, I explain why putting up with cheating, lies, abuse and low effort does not make you more valuable to them, it makes you more expendable, and why they resent you for seeing them at their worst. You’ll hear how narcissists view you as a placeholder, why a “diamond in the wrong hands is just a paperweight,” and why they often discard the very person who helped them level up in life. If you’ve paid their bills, helped them get degrees, raised kids and still got abandoned, this video will give you language and perspective to understand what really happened and why their inability to value you is about them, not your worth. I’ll also give you homework: to ask yourself why being picked by this person feels so important, so you can start choosing yourself instead.Contact me here - https://link.me/mentalhealness
Transcribe →Stop Ignoring Your Gut: How Narcissists Override Your Intuition
2w ago00:14:20Tap to summarizeIn this video, I break down why ignoring your intuition around narcissistic and toxic people almost always ends in regret. As a clinically diagnosed, self‑aware narcissist, I share real coaching stories of hidden families, “just best friends” who were more than friends, and the way manipulators override your gut feeling with charm, lies and love‑bombing. You’ll learn why no one is ever “thrilled” they ignored red flags, how lust and physical attraction can fry your brain, and why bedroom discipline and boundaries are crucial in today’s dating world. If you keep telling yourself “something feels off, but they’re so attractive,” this video will give you language, validation and practical insight to finally trust your intuition. The price you pay for ignoring your gut is almost always higher than the price you pay for following it.Contact me here - https://link.me/mentalhealness
Transcribe →Did They EVER Care About You? A Diagnosed Narcissist Explains
2w ago00:12:37Tap to summarizeIn this video, I tackle one of the most painful questions survivors ask: “Did they ever really care about me, or was it all fake?” As a clinically diagnosed, self‑aware narcissist, I explain how narcissistic people can have a limited emotional capacity, why some can only give you all the 'love they have' and why that still doesn’t excuse abuse. We’ll talk about why you stayed, why they put in such low effort, and how self‑love and boundaries matter more than trying to squeeze real love out of someone who can’t give it. If you’ve built a whole life with a toxic person and now feel like it was all a lie, this video will give you language, perspective, and validation for your healing. Stay to the end for a reminder that you DID matter and why their limitations don’t define your worth.Book a Coaching Session: [https://link.me/mentalhealness]🔥 My Books: [https://a.co/d/2WNtdKJ]🎙 Listen to the Mental Healness Podcast: [https://youtube.com/@mentalhealnesspodcast?si=AVcJfHa16HZReqHL]
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