The word narcissist gets tossed around online, but the lived pattern is painfully consistent—a rush of praise, a sudden chill of devaluation, the shock of discard, and the too-familiar pull of hoovering. In this deeply validating episode, we sit down with licensed therapist Lauren Flowers, author of Becoming Narcissist-Proof, to map the entire cycle of narcissistic abuse with clinical clarity and embodied compassion. This isn’t armchair diagnosis, it’s a roadmap for healing trauma, reclaiming...