About this episode
*Content warning: physical, emotional, mental, sexual, and financial abuse. Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ Sources: Frye, D. (2024, June 11). What Makes a Cult Leader? Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202406/what-makes-a-cult-leader Leaving The Relationship: Planning to leave? By Do It Safely Domestic Violence Center of Chester County: https://dvcccpa.org/leaving-the-relationship/ Love Bombing: Meaning & Origin. (n.d.). Dictionary.com . (August 6, 2024) https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/love-bombing/ Narcissistic Abuse: A Therapist's Guide to Identifying, Escaping, and Healing from Toxic and Manipulative People By Vanessa M. Reiser (2024): https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanessa-m-reiser/narcissistic-abuse/9781668644782/?lens=hachette-go Follow Vanessa Reiser: Vanessa’s website: https://tellatherapist.net/ Vanessa’s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vanessareiserlcsw Vanessa’s TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/vanessareiser Vanessa’s Book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanessa-m-reiser/narcissistic-abuse/9781668644782/?lens=hachette-go Vanessa’s What Came Next Ep. ‘The Treachery of No Empathy:’ https://podcasts.apple.com/bw/podcast/vanessa-reiser-the-treachery-of-no-empathy/id1674051643?i=1000661213926 Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo The Data Points cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart .