{"podcast":{"title":"Legally Clueless","slug":"legally-clueless-82178","podcast_index_feed_id":82178,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5931378/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/legally-clueless_1","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b9d5b8b93e2fabf60fbf7260da1a2b0.jpg","author":"Legally Clueless","episode_count":574,"summary":"Legally Clueless is a weekly podcast by Kenyan media personality & social activist: Adelle Onyango!! Here, she documents her raw human journey as an evolving unapologetically African woman. The podcast is a space where people get to know just how okay it is to not know or not have it all figured out. It is also a space where Africans share stories from their lives; stories that teach, make us cry, make us laugh - real, authentic African stories. The #LegallyClueless hotline is +254768628790","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T06:17:49.999936+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legally-clueless-82178"},"episode":{"title":"They Love Bomb You, Then Break You Down: Understanding Narcissistic Abuse | For Mannerless Women","slug":"they-love-bomb-you-then-break-you-down-understanding-narcissistic-abuse-for-mannerless-women","published_at":"2026-09-17T07:05:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legally-clueless-82178/they-love-bomb-you-then-break-you-down-understanding-narcissistic-abuse-for-mannerless-women","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legally-clueless-82178","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/they-love-bomb-you-then-break-you-down-understanding-narcissistic-abuse-for-mannerless-women--75180233","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75180233/fmw_perpetua_part_1_audio.mp3","summary":"What happens when the person who once made you feel like the centre of their world becomes the person who makes you question your worth? The constant attention. The big promises. The feeling that you've finally found someone who truly understands you. And then, slowly, the affection changes. The criticism begins. Your boundaries are tested. You find yourself holding on to the person they were at the beginning. In Part 1 of this conversation on For Mannerless Women, Adelle sits down with psychologist and trauma therapist Perpetua Chomba to unpack how narcissistic abuse can begin, how it can escalate, and why recognising and leaving a harmful relationship can be so difficult. They explore love bombing, future faking, gaslighting and the cycle of devaluing, discard and hoovering. They also discuss how inconsistent affection can strengthen attachment, why setting boundaries matters, and how our earliest experiences of love can shape the relationships we find ourselves in as adults. In this episode, we explore: Love bombing and future faking: when intensity is mistaken for intimacy How someone responds when you set a boundary Gaslighting, silent treatment and emotional manipulation Financial abuse, isolation and other forms of control The cycle of devaluing, discard and hoovering Narcissistic patterns in family relationships Trauma bonds and why leaving can feel so difficult How the highs and lows of a relationship can become familiar Learning to recognise consistent love without abandoning yourself In Part 2, Adelle and Perpetua explore healing from narcissistic abuse and answer questions sent in by the For Mannerless Women community. CONNECT WITH PERPETUA CHOMBA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therapist_perpetua TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therapistperpetua RESOU…","meta_description":"What happens when the person who once made you feel like the centre of their world becomes the person who makes you question your worth? The constant atte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3872,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/legally-clueless-82178/episodes/they-love-bomb-you-then-break-you-down-understanding-narcissistic-abuse-for-mannerless-women/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legally-clueless-82178/they-love-bomb-you-then-break-you-down-understanding-narcissistic-abuse-for-mannerless-women.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}