Be A Better You
The Be a Better You Podcast (formerly The Emotional Abuse Recovery Podcast) is hosted by Best Selling Author and Certified Rapid Reprogramming™ Coach, Allison K. Dagney. As a young adult, I met a man who I believed was the love of my life. We got married quickly and brought three kids into the world. But something was wrong. I was miserable. And I blamed myself for all the problems in our marriage. What I didn't know, was that I was being emotional abused by who I believe is a narcissist. I decided it was time to break free and step into the person I was always meant to be — confident and free to live the life I’ve always imagined.
I escaped, and I turned my personal story of transformation into a memoir. And now I coach women all over the world to help them transform their pain into empowerment, experience peace and joy, and start living life like never before.
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Be A Better You
Episode 168: 10 Ways Defending Yourself Keeps You Trapped: When Survival is a Cage
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In this insightful episode of The Be A Better You Podcast, emotional healing coach Allison K. Dagney dives deep into the hidden ways that self-defense mechanisms, developed after emotional abuse and trauma, can keep you stuck.
Discover how common patterns like over-explaining, rigid control, hyper-vigilance, and seeing criticism everywhere might be sabotaging your personal growth, relationships, and your journey to emotional freedom. Allison gently unpacks how these survival strategies—so often seen in people recovering from covert narcissism and toxic relationships—can quietly become cages that limit your healing journey.
If you’re navigating trauma recovery, healing from emotional abuse, or seeking to break free from the lingering effects of toxic relationships, this episode offers practical insights and hope for moving beyond survival mode into true emotional healing.
Tune in to start becoming a better you, one gentle shift at a time.
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Formerly The Emotional Abuse Recovery Podcast