The Healing Lounge with Marcia

Share your comments with Marcia You tried to communicate. You tried therapy. You tried being vulnerable. You tried leaving the room. You tried silence. And when nothing else worked, you fought back. You yelled. You said cruel things. Maybe you even got physical. And now you're carrying shame because you think that makes you just as bad as them. It doesn't. In this episode, we're tal...

Share your comments with Marcia We are taught from the time we are children that hope is a good thing. Hope is in the Bible. Hope is positive. Hope is what keeps us going. So what happens when the very thing we've been told is beautiful becomes the thing that is silently destroying us? Tonight in The Healing Room, we are talking about the "H" word. And yes, it's going to be unc...

Share your comments with Marcia What if I told you that your marriage didn't just suddenly fall apart - it died in five predictable stages, and you missed every warning sign? In this enlightening conversation, I sit down with Dr. Becky Whetstone, marriage and family therapist and author of "I Think I Want Out: What to Do When One of You Wants to End Your Marriage," to talk about wha...

Share your comments with Marcia What if the mental health diagnosis you've been carrying isn't actually the answer you thought it was? What if the symptoms you've been told to manage for life could actually be healed at the root? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Michelle Rittenburg, number one bestselling author of The Upside of Bipolar and founder of Upsiders Tribe, t...

Share your comments with Marcia "Just move on. Just let it go. Just forget about it." If breaking free from a narcissistic relationship were that simple, you'd already be done. But it's not, and there's a reason why. In this live recording from The Healing Room, I break down the hard truth about trauma bonds and why willpower alone will never be enough to break them. This...

Share your comments with Marcia We've been taught that endurance equals strength. That staying means we're strong enough to handle it. But what if the very strength that kept you surviving in a narcissistic relationship is the same strength that will set you free? In this powerful episode, Marcia challenges everything you thought you knew about strength in toxic relationships. She reveal...

Share your comments with Marcia Marcia Williams, licensed therapist and narcissistic abuse recovery coach, drops another truth bomb in the Healing Room, a weekly live session on TikTok and Instagram where she pushes survivors beyond survival mode. In this episode, Marcia breaks down what survivors are actually addicted to in toxic relationships, and spoiler alert, it's not the person. In this...

Share your comments with Marcia In this week’s episode of The Healing Room , Marcia takes you into one of the most challenging—and liberating—conversations of your healing journey. We’ve all heard the familiar narrative: the narcissist is the villain, and the empath is the victim. But what happens when you look beneath the labels? What happens when you hold up the mirror? Marcia breaks down the un...

Share your comments with Marcia In this powerful episode, Marcia sits down with Dr. Tomi Mitchell — board-certified family physician, wellness and performance coach, TEDx speaker, and mental health advocate — for a raw, insightful conversation about healing from narcissistic abuse, burnout, and the patterns we inherit without even realizing it. Dr. Tomi brings her lived experience, her medical exp...

Share your comments with Marcia In this powerful conclusion to The Transformation Trilogy , Marcia Williams — licensed therapist, survivor, and creator of the P.E.A.C.E. Method™ — takes you beyond awareness and survival into the sacred process of transformation. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve done “all the healing work” but still find yourself reacting to triggers, replaying old wounds, or strugg...

Share your comments with Marcia In this powerful and deeply moving episode of The Healing Lounge , Marcia sits down with a man who bravely shares his story of surviving a narcissistic marriage — and finding peace on the other side. For his family’s privacy, he remains anonymous. But his voice carries the wisdom, faith, and insight of a man who has walked through emotional and spiritual warfare and...

Share your comments with Marcia This episode is a live recording from The Healing Room - my weekly live event where we gather every Monday at 7 PM EST on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram to talk about healing, freedom, and breaking the cycles that keep us stuck. Today's topic: Who has custody of your mind? You left. You blocked them. So why are you STILL thinking about them constantly? Why are...

Share your comments with Marcia You know you should leave—but you can’t. At least not yet. You’ve prayed about it, planned for it, and bargained with yourself—but you’re still there. In this second installment of The Transformation Trilogy , Marcia Williams, therapist and survivor, opens up about what it really means to live with a narcissist —the trauma bonds, the chemical addiction to chaos, and...

Share your comments with Marcia In this powerful and soul-stirring episode of The Healing Lounge , Marcia Williams, LPC, sits down with life coach, podcaster, and survivor Kaitie Entrikin — founder of Beautiful Beasts Within Studios — for a raw, honest, and often surprisingly joyful conversation about life after narcissistic abuse. Kaitie’s story is one of deep pain transformed into radiant purpos...

Share your comments with Marcia When the narcissist moves on quickly — posting pictures, declaring “new love,” or playing house with someone else — it can feel like a punch to the gut. You start asking: Was I ever loved? Was any of it real? Why does this hurt so much when I know they were toxic? In this raw and deeply personal episode, Licensed Therapist and Survivor Marcia Williams, LPC , breaks...

Share your comments with Marcia In this powerful continuation of her story, Tarisha Fields returns to The Healing Lounge to share what life looks like after survival — the deep, unfiltered truth about choosing herself, setting boundaries, and learning to love without apology. Once trapped in the cycle of toxic relationships, people-pleasing, and self-sacrifice, Tarisha reveals how awareness, commu...

Share your comments with Marcia In this powerful episode of The Healing Lounge, Marcia Williams sits down with yoga instructor, meditation guide, and life coach Tarisha Fields , whose story of survival and self-reclamation after narcissistic abuse will move you to your core.  What begins as a conversation between two women who’ve walked similar paths unfolds into a raw and heartfelt journey throug...

Share your comments with Marcia If you listened to Part 1, you know we covered the hardest part — waking up to the truth, letting go of the fantasy, and quietly planning your exit. But once you leave the narcissist, a whole new journey begins.  In Part 2, Licensed Therapist and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Coach Marcia Williams opens up about the next four steps — the part no one prepares you for:...

Share your comments with Marcia Leaving a narcissist isn’t about packing a bag — it’s about reclaiming your mind, your power, and your peace. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why can’t I just walk away?” — or if you’ve left but still feel that emotional pull that keeps you wondering if you made the right choice — this episode is for you. In this first part of the series, Licensed Therapist and Narc...

Share your comments with Marcia What does it take to finally trust yourself again after decades of gaslighting, manipulation, and emotional abuse? In this powerful episode of The Healing Lounge , I sit down with my dear friend and fellow survivor, Paul, to explore that very question. Paul spent 26 years married to a covert, passive-aggressive narcissist. Like so many survivors, he spent much of th...

Share your comments with Marcia In this deeply personal episode of The Healing Lounge , Marcia Williams—licensed therapist, narcissistic abuse recovery coach, and survivor—shares the raw truth of her 30-year marriage to a narcissist. For the first time on the podcast, Marcia steps fully into her own story, joined by her sister for an intimate interview about the journey that inspired her book, GRO...

Share your comments with Marcia Have you ever heard the question, “If it’s so bad, why don’t you just leave?” In this episode of The Healing Lounge , Marcia Williams—licensed therapist, author, and survivor of a 30-year marriage to a narcissist—breaks down why leaving isn’t that simple. From trauma bonds and finances to faith, shame, and children, Marcia unpacks the very real barriers that keep su...

Share your comments with Marcia In this very first episode of The Healing Lounge , host Marcia Williams opens up about her journey — from surviving a 30-year marriage to a narcissist to becoming a licensed therapist dedicated to helping others heal. Marcia shares her personal story of pain, awakening, and resilience, and why she created The Healing Lounge as a safe space for survivors to finally e...