
Cynthia Bailey-Rug
By Cynthia Bailey-Rug
Some topics are repeated, because sharing new information and perspectives from a different angle can make it "click" sometimes where it didn't before.
I try to add podcasts often, but due to my mental health struggles, they won't be added consistently. I apologize and I'm trying!
Transcripts and more are available on my website: www.CynthiaBaileyRug.com

Cynthia Bailey-RugNov 28, 2021

A Commonly Ignored Narcissistic Behavior
This podcast addresses a common behavior of narcissists, snooping on and gossipping about people.

Helpful Routines For Highly Sensitive People
This podcast was created to help highly sensitive people, or HSPs, learn ways to navigate their sensitivity without burning out.

Forever The Victim – A Narcissistic Tactic
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.

You Matter So Do Not Let Anyone Make You Feel Otherwise
This podcast reminds you that you matter and have a purpose, no matter what anyone says.

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

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

Willful Ignorance
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.

Extreme Independence Is A Trauma Response
This podcast discusses how people who have experienced trauma often react to that trauma by being overly independent, and how it happens.

A Way Dysfunctional Families Try To Keep Everyone Close
This podcast discusses a common way that dysfunctional families try to keep everyone close. This tactic is especially common in narcissistic families.

Is It REALLY The Most Wonderful Time Of Year?
This podcast addresses some of the challenges of dealing with narcissists at Christmas time and how to cope.

Why Narcissists Feel They Must Know All About Their Victims After The Relationship Is Over
This podcast explores how and why narcissists snoop on their victims after the relationship is over.

Dysfunctional Families And The Holidays
Dysfunctional and narcissistic families can ruin holidays. This podcast offers ways to cope with their toxic behavior.

Highly Functional Versus Highly Dysfunctional
This podcast is about the differences in being highly functional and highly dysfunctional. They aren't necessarily what you think they are.

You Are Not Responsible For How Other People Feel About You
This podcast discusses how other people's feelings about you aren't your responsibility.

People Who Believe Their Opinions Are The Only Right Ones
This podcast is about the arrogant people who believe their opinions are the only right ones, and everyone else's is wrong

You Matter
This podcast is a reminder to victims of narcissistic abuse that they matter and are valuable, no matter what any narcissist has told them.

Highly Functional Versus Highly Dysfunctional
This podcast describes what it really means to be highly dysfunctional.

Not Every Cause Can Be Yours
This podcast discusses having balance & prioritizing what causes you support.

Ways The Spirit Of Fear Can Manifest
This podcast discusses some ways the spirit of fear can manifest in a person's life.

Warrior For Truth
This episode discusses the incredible value of living for truth.

Subtle Signs Of Disrespect
This podcast is about some of the more subtle signs of disrespect people display.

Narcissists Stalk Their Victims Online
This podcast discusses the disturbing phenomenon of what happens when narcissists stalk their victims online.

Feeling As If You Were Reborn
This podcast is about things that make you feel as if you were reborn.

When Broken People Are Toxic
This podcast discusses the dysfunctional people who refuse to become healthier, and when their behavior becomes toxic.

Regarding Snooping Narcissists
This podcast is about those who want to know about their former victims' lives.

For Those Who Blindly Support Parents Whose Children Have Severed Ties With Them
This podcast is for those misguided people who blindly support parents after their child has severed ties with them.

Feeling Like You Must Forget Yourself To Focus On Others In Relationships
This podcast discusses how often victims of abuse feel that they must forget everything about themselves to focus on others if the relationship is to be happy.

Depression During The Holiday Season
Many people experience depression around Thanksgiving and Christmas. This podcast discusses the phenomenon and offers some tips to help those in this position.

When Narcissistic Parents Try To Keep Their Children, Children Forever
This podcast discusses how narcissistic parents use infantilization as a way to abuse their children by making them feel like they never can grow up into capable adults.

Some Simple Things You Can Do To Add Joy To Your Life
This podcast offers ideas for simple changes to make that can add joy to your life.

If Someone Has Not Proven Themselves Safe, They May Be Proving Themselves Unsafe
This podcast discusses how some people may be proving themselves safe by failing to prove themselves safe.

Executive Dysfunction After Narcissistic Abuse
This podcast is about problems with executive dysfunction in the brain after narcissistic abuse.

Dealing With Foolish, Critical People
This podcast offers tips for dealing with foolish, critical people.

For Male Victims Of Abusive Women
This podcast offers encouragement for male victims of abusive women.

For Adult Children Who Went No Contact With Narcissistic Parents
This podcast offers encouragement for adult children who have severed ties with their narcissistic parents.

Empathy vs Codependency
This podcast discusses the differences in empathy and codependency.

Dysfunctional Family Gatherings
This podcast is about the nightmare of dysfunctional family gatherings, such as on birthdays and holidays. Ways to handle them are included.

Your Perceptions Of People Aren't Always Accurate
This podcast discusses how sometimes your perceptions of people can be inaccurate due to your own personal experiences, and how to learn to change.

Why Some People Hate And Abuse Victims Of Narcissistic Abuse
This podcast explains why some people are so dysfunctional that they hate and even abuse victims of narcissistic abuse.

When People Play The Victim
This podcast addresses the topic of people who pretend to be a victim in order to manipulate others, & how to deal with them.

Anticipation Stress
This podcast discusses the topic of anticipation stress. In other words, the stress & anxiety that can be as a result of narcissistic abuse.

About Self Validation
This podcast teaches how to learn to rely on yourself for validation rather than external sources.

When You Think Sacrificing Yourself Is The Only Way To Save Your Marriage
This podcast is about how sometimes when married to a narcissist, a victim thinks sacrificing everything about themselves is the only way to save their marriage.

When Someone Mentions A Relative As An Outsider Or Outcast
This podcast discusses the red flag of a potential abuser - referring to a relative as an outsider or outcast.

When People Don't Believe Victim's Stories Of Narcissistic Abuse
This podcast is about what happens when people don't believe victims' stories of surviving narcissistic abuse.

How To Handle A Smear Campaign
This podcast offers advice about ways to cope with a narcissist's smear campaign.

Brain Fog After Trauma
This podcast discusses how to cope with brain fog after traumatic experiences.

Being Comfortable With Who God Made You To Be
This podcast discusses how you can become comfortable with and enjoy the person God made you to be.

Being A New Creation
This podcast discusses how certain life events can make you feel as if you have been reborn.

Behaviors Most People Don't Consider Abusive But Are
This podcast addresses some abusive behaviors that are seldom perceived as abusive.