Part 2: “Victoria” Discusses Her Childhood Hardwiring and how that Primed Her to Become a Target of Eugene, the Swindler

Toni and Lisa delve deeper with Victoria about her childhood hardwiring that contributed to her attraction to narcissistic and exploitative men as well as what contributed to those types of toxic men being attracted to her. They also discuss what she’s learned from the relationship with Eugene and what she’s done to move on.

***STRONG CONTENT WARNING*** Suicidal ideation is discussed in the second half of this episode. This episode is intended for mature audiences only—please listen with care. All names have been changed for anonymity purposes.

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Here's Your Red Flag Podcast is intended for mature audiences only. Toni and Lisa created this podcast with the goal of enlightening each other and our listeners in prevailing over narcissistic and toxic people and relationships. Many of our episodes will include topics such as psychological, emotional and physical abuse, and detailed narcissistic and toxic behaviors. Our podcast is for educational and self-improvement purposes only and should not be viewed as a replacement for therapy. We are not professional therapists, however, Toni is a Board Certified Life Coach and Lisa has her masters in school counseling and working toward becoming a licensed professional counselor.

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Other helpful resources:

• The National Suicide Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/

• Consent Awareness Network: https://consentawareness.net/

• Crisis Text Line. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from their secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment. https://www.crisistextline.org/