Episode

How to Help a Friend Who Can't Walk Away from a Narcissistic Relationship

Podcast
Breaking Free from Narcissistic Abuse
Published
Apr 2, 2026
Duration seconds
528
Processing state
not_requested
Canonical source
https://op3.dev/e/https://pdcn.co/e/https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.buzzsprout.com/2150391/episodes/18948725-how-to-help-a-friend-who-can-t-walk-away-from-a-narcissistic-relationship.mp3
Audio
https://op3.dev/e/https://pdcn.co/e/https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.buzzsprout.com/2150391/episodes/18948725-how-to-help-a-friend-who-can-t-walk-away-from-a-narcissistic-relationship.mp3
JSON
/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-free-from-narcissistic-abuse-5336427/episodes/how-to-help-a-friend-who-can-t-walk-away-from-a-narcissistic-relationship
Markdown
/podcast/breaking-free-from-narcissistic-abuse-5336427/how-to-help-a-friend-who-can-t-walk-away-from-a-narcissistic-relationship.md

Actions

  • POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-free-from-narcissistic-abuse-5336427/episodes/how-to-help-a-friend-who-can-t-walk-away-from-a-narcissistic-relationship/transcription-requests
    Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
  • GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-narcissistic-abuse-5336427/how-to-help-a-friend-who-can-t-walk-away-from-a-narcissistic-relationship.md
    Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

My best friend divorced her narcissistic ex two months ago — but she keeps talking to him, then ignoring him, then reaching out again. She says she wants to move on, but she can't seem to break the cycle. In this episode, Dr. Kerry explains why leaving a narcissist doesn't automatically break the trauma bond — and what's really driving the painful push-pull your friend can't escape. Learn how to support someone you love through this without shaming, lecturing, or pushing them further aw...