Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome - Is the Narcissistic Abuse Intensive Recovery Programme Suitable for you?

  • 2

    How to Navigate this Course

    • How to Navigate this Course

  • 3

    Step 1 - YOU and YOUR STORY

    • Step 1 - YOUR STORY - What is it?

    • Step 1 - Have you experienced any of the following abusive behaviours in your relationship?

    • Step 1 - Evaluating your CURRENT emotional wellbeing and beliefs

    • Step 1- Making Sure You are SAFE First

    • Step 1 - Remember - These Charities and Organisations can Help you

    • Step 1 - Thank you for sharing YOUR STORY - Remember your good qualities

  • 4

    Step 2: Acknowledgement - Defining Narcissistic and Abusive Behaviours

    • About Step 2 - Acknowledging and Validating What you May have been through

    • Step 2 - Common Abusive and Narcissistic Behaviours

    • Step 2 - Common Narcissistic Abuse Terminology

    • Step 2 - Love Bombing - What is it?

    • Step 2 - Gaslighting - What is it?

    • Step 2 - Flying Monkeys - What is it?

    • Step 2 - Argument Styles of Abusive People

    • Step 2 - Why breaking up with an Abusive Narcissist is so hard

  • 5

    Step 2: Stage 2: Understanding The 16 Stages of Abuse

    • Step 2 - Phase 1 of 16 - Getting Drawn in and not Recognising the Warning Signs

    • Step 2 - Phase 2 of 16 - First Level Control Tactics - Testing You

    • Step 2- Phase 3 of 16 - Commitment & Isolating You in the Relationship

    • Step 2 - Phase 4 of 16 - The TRAP Moment

    • Step 2 - Phase 5 of 16 - Coercive Control Begins

    • Step 2 - Phase 6 of 16 - Food and Mealtime Abuse

    • Step 2 - Phase 7 of 16 - Deepening Coercive Control Methods

    • Step 2 - Phase 8 of 16 - Normalising Abuse

    • Step 2 - Phase 9 of 16 - Assaults, Cruelty and Violence

    • Step 2 - Phase 10 of 16 - The On Off Cycle of Abuse

    • Step 2 - Phase 11 of 16 - Effects of Abuse on Mind and Wellbeing

    • Step 2 - Phase 12 of 16 - Preparing to Leave - EVIDENCE

    • Step 2- Phase 13 of 16 - The SNAP leaving moment

    • Step 2 - Phase 14 of 16 - Leaving and the Leaving Dangers

    • Step 2 - Phase 15 of 16 - Narcissistic Attacks may Increase when you leave

    • Step 2 - Phase 16 of 16 - The End of Narcissistic Abuse

    • Congratulations for completing Step 2

  • 6

    Step 3: The Pre-Leaving Stages - The Start of Recovery and Important Self-Awareness Exercises

    • Step 3 - Pre-Leaving Preparation - The First Recovery Stage

    • Step 3 - Important Self-Awareness Recovery Exercises - An Overview

    • Step 3 - Your reasons for staying or leaving are?

    • Step 3 - If Only and Only If

    • Step 3 - Are you Ready to Leave - Phase 1?

    • Step 3 - Phase 2 - The Pre-Leaving Preparation

    • Step 3 - I am valuable because....

    • Step 3 - My Values and Beliefs about a Relationship are

    • Step 3 - My Compromises

    • Step 3 - The Bottom Line

    • Step 3 - My Expectations versus Reality

    • Step 3 - Why I always go back

    • Step 3 - What does a loving, respectful relationship look like?

    • Step 3 - My Pre-Leaving Checklist - Am I Ready? An Overview

    • Step 3 - And CAUTION if THIS APPLIES before LEAVING

  • 7

    Step 4 - PRACTICAL ASPECTS - Protecting and Defending Yourself Directly After you Have Left

    • Step 4 - What we will cover

    • Step 4 - Protecting and Defending Yourself - An Overview

    • Step 4 - Things to consider

    • Step 4 - H-E-L-P - The Four Areas to Defend from Narcissistic Attack

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL ADVICE - Protecting Money, Assets and Insurances

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL ADVICE - Securing your home

    • Step 4 - LIVELIHOOD - Protecting Your Livelihood, Career, Work and Benefits

    • Step 4 - PROTECTING AND DEFENDING YOURSELF Checklist PLAN

  • 8

    Step 4 - PEOPLE DEFENCE - Friendship Matrix, Ostracization, Smear Campaigns

    • Step 4 - PEOPLE DEFENCE - Friendship Matrix

    • Step 4 -PEOPLE DEFENCE from SOCIAL ISOLATION - Ostracization and 'Cancel culture'

    • Step 4 - PEOPLE DEFENCE - False Allegations, Defamation of Character, Smear Campaigns

  • 9

    Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - Legal Aspects UK

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - Clare's Law

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - Domestic Abuse Law 2021 UK

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - DAPO and DAPN - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 - Being trialled early 2022

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - Coercive Control Laws UK

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - Non-Molestation Order

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - Occupation Order of your Family Home

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - Stalking and Harassment

    • Step 4 - PRACTICAL DEFENCE - Blackmail, Revenge Porn

  • 10

    Step 4 - EMOTIONAL DEFENCE

    • Step 4 - EMOTIONAL DEFENCE - Tactic 1 - Charm, False Promises and Hoovering

    • Step 4 - EMOTIONAL DEFENCE- Tactic 2 - Jealousy

    • Step 4 - EMOTIONAL DEFENCE - Tactic 3 - Gaslighting, Smear Campaigns and Set-Ups

    • Step 4 - EMOTIONAL DEFENCE - Loneliness and Isolation

    • Step 4 - EMOTIONAL DEFENCE - Threats to You, Animals, Others

  • 11

    Step 4 - VISUALISATIONS To help STABILISE EMOTIONS

    • Step 4 - EMOTIONAL DEFENCE - Fast-Track Methods to help you Recover

    • Step 4 - EMOTIONAL SUPPORT - Emotional Dial Visualisation to reduce Emotional Distress

    • Step 4 - EMOTIONAL SUPPORT - Emotional Cleansing in the Body Visualisation

  • 12

    Step 5 - The 8 Recovery Phases

    • Step 5 - The 8 Recovery Phases

    • Step 5 - The 8 Recovery Phases - An Overview

    • Step 5 - The 8 Recovery Stages - Where are you Now?

    • Step 5 - Phase 1 - What you need to have completed by this point in the course

  • 13

    The 8 Healing Phases - Phase 2 - What Went Wrong?

    • Step 5 - Phase 2 - What Went Wrong? The Search for Meaning

  • 14

    The 8 Healing Phases - Phase 3 - Support Network and Treatments That Work

    • Step 5 - Phase 3 - Building Your Support Network

    • Step 5 - Phase 3 - Self-Soothing Techniques

    • Step 5 - Phase 3 - Emotional Dial Visualisation to Reduce Emotional Distress

    • Step 5 - Phase 3 - Boundaries - Circles and String

    • Step 5 - Phase 3 - Learning to Say No

    • Step 5 - Schema Grouping - How do you respond?

    • Step 5 - Schemas - Why knowing them can help you

    • Step 5 - Phase 3 - NLP Eye Movements to Tell if someone is lying

    • Step 5 - Dealing and Acknowledging your Negative Emotions

    • Step 5 - Anger Management Techniques

    • Step 5 - Loving Yourself - Reconnecting to your Needs

  • 15

    Practicalities of Speaking Up and Defend Yourself - Phase 4

    • Step 5 - Stage 4 - Speaking up, Protecting and Defending Yourself

    • Step 5 - Stage 4 - SWOT Abuse Analysis

    • Step 5 - Phase 4 - Narcissist Weaknesses

    • Your Protection Defending Checklist - Phase 4

  • 16

    My Needs Are - Phase 5

    • Step 5 - Phase 5 - Visualisation - Defining Needs and Wants

    • Step 5 - What does a Normal Healthy Relationship FEEL Like?

    • Step 5 - Phase 5 - The Priority of Deservedness

  • 17

    I have Changed and Recovered Enough

    • Step 5 - Phase 6 - I have changed and recovered enough

    • Step 5 - Phase 6 - How much have I changed?

  • 18

    I Accept What Happened and Forgive - Phase 7

    • Step 5 - Phase 7 - Acceptance and Foregiveness

  • 19

    I am Ready to Move on with My Life - Phase 8

    • Step 5 - Phase 8 - I am ready to move on with my life

    • Thank you and Congratulations in Finishing this Course