What If You're Not the Problem You Think You Are in Your Relationship?
What if the reason difficult conversations feel so impossible isn’t because you’re too sensitive, too anxious, or bad at communicating? What...
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Waking Up to Narcissism
Real stories of people in, and out of relationships with people who may be struggling with narcissistic traits, to full-blown narcissistic personality disorder.
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Listen to Waking Up to Narcissism, a Health podcast by Tony Overbay LMFT. Stream 163 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 163 episodesWhat Happens When You Stop Needing to Be Right - Certainty, Curiosity, and Emotional Immaturity
Certainty isn't confidence. Often it's armor over deep insecurity—and it's how emotional immaturity and narcissism hide in plain sight. In t...
What You Don't Know You Don't Know About Meditation (Hint: You Can’t Stop Thoughts or Clear Your Mind!)
Mindfulness isn't about emptying your mind or finally feeling calm—and believing it was is probably why you quit. Your emotions fire before...
Murder on the Couch: When "I Did It For You" Is a Lie
A heads-up before you press play: this is a bonus crossover from my true crime podcast, Murder on the Couch, dropping into your Virtual Couc...
When Forgiveness Is for Them, and Acceptance Is for You — Why You Can't Let Go
You can't forgive a narcissistic or emotionally immature partner—and you think that makes you a bad person. It doesn't. For anyone who's bee...
"Okay, You Win" Means They're Just Getting Started: A Narcissistic Letter, Decoded
After almost 30 years, she finally told her narcissistic husband she wanted out. His response was a multi-page letter that sounds like love...
Death By 1,000 Cuts Pt. 11: Termites, Not Earthquakes, Destroy the Foundation
You're not surviving an earthquake in your narcissistic relationship. You're surviving termites—slow, structural damage no one else can see....
They Know What They're Doing—They Just Don't Think It's Wrong (My Big Reveal)
"He wasn't evil." Those three words from actor Christoph Waltz, from an interview on how he prepared himself to play one of the most brutal,...
They Didn't "Technically" Lie - How a Kernel of Truth is Weaponized
Ever lost an argument you know you should have won — but couldn't explain why? That's not a coincidence. It's a strategy called "The Pop." T...
You're Not Bad. You're Carrying the Problem: Shame, Triggers, and Healing
"I was triggered" vs. "I chose"—what if both are true, and neither gets to the real problem? When a listener sent Tony a viral video challen...
Your Memory Has Been Turned Against You: Lying, Gaslighting, and Confabulation (Oh My!)
Your memory has been turned—and the double agent is inside your own mind. After years in a relationship with someone emotionally immature or...
Validation, Co-regulation, and Emotional Immaturity (with a Hint of Spirituality) w/Angela De Hoyos, ALC
What happens when your greatest strengths—your empathy, your willingness to self-reflect, your sensitivity—become the very tools someone use...
Flying Monkeys, Switzerland Friends & Narcissists, Oh My! Understanding Secondary Betrayal
Why do the people you thought knew you best stay silent—or worse, side with the person who hurt you? This secondary betrayal often cuts deep...
Narcissistic Off Switch: When Naming It Makes It Worse
Can you "turn off" a narcissist with one calm sentence? Tony unpacks the viral "narcissistic off switch" concept and discovers why tactics a...
The Family Butterfly Effect: How Your Uncle Ray Changed Everything—And How You Can Change It Back
What do you do when someone in your family needs drama to feel alive? In this crossover episode, Tony dives deep into the anatomy of emotion...
Narcissistic Collapse: Why Their Breakdown Is Actually Your Breakthrough
Is there such a thing as a "narcissistic collapse" — or is it just another trend designed to keep you scrolling at 2 AM looking for answers...
Death by 1,000 Cuts X: The Ten Emotional Commandments (You’re Most Likely Still Breaking)
If you’ve ever been in a relationship with emotional immaturity or narcissistic behavior, you know the truth: Healing doesn’t come with a ma...
"I Never Said That!" - When Your Memory Becomes the Enemy
Have you ever remembered something so vividly that it feels etched into your bones — only to have someone look at you blankly and say, “That...
Stop Trying to Explain Yourself to the Narcissist: Why Explanations Make Things Worse
Do you ever feel like no matter how much you explain yourself, your words just get turned against you? In this episode of Waking Up to Narci...
On the Other Side of the Couch: What I Learned Losing My Mom
What happens when the person who usually has the answers finds himself sitting in the unknown? In this deeply personal episode, licensed mar...