The Mental Healness Podcast

I’m a diagnosed narcissist, and in this video I explain how narcissistic people can use religion, faith, scripture, guilt, and forgiveness to control their partners and avoid accountability. I break down religious manipulation, spiritual abuse, weaponizing God, forced forgiveness, and the red flags that can make you question your own judgment. Faith itself is not the problem, using faith to excuse...

In this powerful Mental Healness Podcast interview, Deanna shares how she survived an abusive marriage marked by narcissistic abuse, coercive control, isolation, religious manipulation, stalking, and domestic violence. She describes escaping with her five children while her ex-husband was out of town and rebuilding a safe, peaceful life. Lee Hammock, a diagnosed narcissist, discusses early warning...

In this reaction, I break down how Taylor Swift’s fictional “Patient Zero” video depicts the cycle of a toxic relationship from charm and love bombing to gaslighting, blame reversal, public image management, and the warnings people often miss. As a diagnosed narcissist, I explain why the video’s themes may resonate with survivors who felt confused by a partner who seemed charming in public but uns...

I’m a diagnosed narcissist, and in this video I explain why many narcissistic people believe you will never leave them even after lying, cheating, manipulation, or emotional abuse. They may mistake your empathy, hope, patience, and history together for proof that you will always stay or come back. This first-person perspective explores narcissistic entitlement, devaluation, control, grandiosity, a...

Can a narcissist change? In this Mental Healness Podcast episode, Lee Hammock talks with Caleb, another diagnosed narcissist, about rock bottom, therapy, accountability, regret, emotional abuse, and rebuilding a 26 year marriage. Caleb shares how an NPD diagnosis changed his approach to relationships, parenting, empathy, and taking responsibility without excuses. We also discuss why detailed accou...

She Had a Baby With a Narcissist Because She Thought It Would Make Him Love Her More and change his ways towards her. Big Big mistake because having babies DO NOT change people. They tend to make things worse. This man thought he was going to be happy with a side chick the side chick didn't even like him lol. Book a Coaching Session: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.me/mentalhealness...

Miracle shares her story of a relationship that moved fast—and how love bombing, rushed commitment, location tracking, isolation, financial pressure, and phone control slowly turned into something dangerous. In this honest conversation, Miracle talks about the red flags she recognizes now, including being pushed to meet his children right away, pressure to move in and combine bills, being cut off...

I’m a diagnosed narcissist, and in this video I explain why a narcissistic person may send you songs after they hurt you, lie to you, cheat, rage, or give you the silent treatment. A song can be a way to pull on nostalgia, express emotion without taking accountability, test whether you are still emotionally available, or reopen the door after conflict. The message may feel deeply personal, but a p...

What did a narcissist see in you in the first place? In this video, Lee Hammock explains why people with narcissistic traits may be drawn to empathy, loyalty, generosity, resilience, forgiveness, and a desire to see the best in others. These are not weaknesses, but without boundaries they can become qualities that a toxic person tries to exploit. Learn the difference between becoming closed off an...

Ashleyjoins the Mental Healness Podcast to share how she survived two very different toxic marriages: one loud and overt, the other quiet, subtle, and much harder to recognize. After leaving a nearly decade-long relationship marked by control, betrayal, isolation, and emotional abuse, she remarried believing she knew every red flag, until covert manipulation appeared in a different form. Ashley an...

I’m a diagnosed narcissist, and in this video I explain why many narcissistic people know when they are manipulating, lying, withholding affection, shifting blame, or causing emotional harm. Awareness does not equal accountability, and knowing better does not automatically mean someone will choose to behave better. This is not an excuse for narcissistic abuse it is a first-person perspective on se...

In this Mental Healness Podcast interview, Nina shares her story of surviving a 31-year emotionally destructive and volatile marriage while feeling financially trapped as a long-term stay-at-home wife. After calling police for protection, she says she experienced retaliation, isolation, a smear campaign, and rejection from people she expected to support her. Lee Hammock and Nina discuss narcissist...

Why do narcissistic and toxic people constantly compare you to their exes? In this video, Lee Hammock explains how comparisons can be used to provoke jealousy, create insecurity, keep you competing for approval, and distract from their own behavior. Whether they praise an ex, criticize an ex, or say “my ex would never do that,” the goal may be to keep you emotionally off balance. Book a Coaching S...

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In this Mental Healness Podcast interview, Manda shares her survivor journey from childhood trauma, addiction, abusive relationships, family scapegoating, and parental alienation to healing, faith, and rebuilding her life. She discusses getting sober, escaping coercive control, navigating complex PTSD, reconnecting with her identity, and learning that she was never the problem people told her she...

She Had a Baby With a Narcissist Because She Thought It Would Make Him Love Her More and change his ways towards her. Big Big mistake because having babies DO NOT change people. They tend to make things worse. This man thought he was going to be happy with a side chick the side chick didn't even like him lol. Book a Coaching Session: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.me/mentalhealn...

What do you do when you start missing your narcissistic ex, even after everything they put you through? In this video, Lee Hammock explains why it is normal to miss someone who hurt you and why that feeling does not mean you should break no contact. Learn practical ways to process the urge to call, text, check their social media, or pain shop, including writing down the truth, creating a video dia...

What is narcissistic abuse, and how can you recognize it in a relationship, family, friendship, or workplace? In this video, Lee Hammock explains common patterns associated with narcissistic abuse, including love bombing, gaslighting, manipulation, blame shifting, control, isolation, devaluation, and emotional abuse. You will also learn why this pattern can leave people confused, anxious, disconne...

How do you respond to a narcissist or toxic ex when you have to communicate with them? In this video, Lee Hammock explains how to filter hostile emails and text messages, identify important coparenting information, and avoid getting pulled into long emotional arguments. Learn why short, bland, factual responses can protect your peace and reduce opportunities for manipulation. Lee also shares ways...

In this Mental Healness Podcast interview, Jacqueline shares her survivor story of marrying the same narcissistic husband twice. After enduring cheating, manipulation, emotional abuse, financial control, isolation, and repeated breakups in her first marriage, she spent years away working on herself before he reentered her life. She explains why she believed he had changed, what happened after they...

Why do abusive people suddenly break up with you, discard you, or move on as if you never mattered? In this video, Lee Hammock explains how a toxic or narcissistic person may leave when they are losing control, being held accountable, facing consequences, or seeking new validation. The discard can be used to punish you, create confusion, provoke you into chasing them, or make them feel powerful ag...

Join Lee Hammock, a clinically diagnosed narcissist known as Mental Healness, for a live open question and answer session about narcissism, toxic relationships, narcissistic abuse, healing, boundaries, cheating, no contact, and recovery. Bring your questions about the behaviors you have experienced or the patterns you are trying to understand. This live is designed to offer insight, validation, an...

What happens when an abusive or toxic person realizes you are leaving for good? In this live discussion, Lee Hammock talks about common reactions such as love bombing, guilt trips, promises to change, anger, blame shifting, smear campaigns, threats, and attempts to regain control. Not every person will react in the same way, but changes in behavior and escalation should be taken seriously. If you...

Why do narcissists struggle to compliment the people closest to them? In this video, Lee Hammock explains how withholding praise, affection, and validation can become part of a toxic relationship dynamic. A narcissistic person may minimize your accomplishments, criticize you after a compliment, praise strangers while ignoring you, or make you feel like you must earn basic kindness. Learn why their...