The Love Doc Podcast

How do you heal after a narcissistic relationship—and begin to feel ready to date again? In the third and final episode of our three-part series about narcissistic relationship partners, we explore healing from narcissistic abuse and navigating the dating landscape after getting out.

Host Dr. Sarah Hensley and co-host Raina Butcher discuss rebuilding self-trust, recla...

Have you stopped telling friends what happens in your relationship because you’re embarrassed—or afraid of what they’ll say?

In part two of our three-part series on narcissistic relationship partners, Dr. Sarah Hensley explores the signs of narcissistic abuse and how these patterns can overlap with insecure attachment. From emotional punishment and control to the cont...

What is a narcissist—and how does narcissism differ from insecure attachment?

In the first episode of a three-part series on narcissism, Dr. Hensley and co-host Raina Butcher explore narcissistic traits, the differences between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, and the patterns that can emerge in relationships.

From entitlement and the need for admiratio...

Can two fearful avoidants make a relationship work? When both partners have fearful avoidant attachment, the connection can feel unusually deep—until conflict triggers an intense fight, a sudden shutdown, or a reversal of who is chasing whom.

In newest episode, Dr. Sarah and Raina explain the fearful avoidant–fearful avoidant (FA–FA) relationship cycle. They discuss w...

Why are fearful-avoidant and dismissive-avoidant partners so magnetically attracted to each other—only to become trapped in criticism, withdrawal, resentment, and disconnection?

In this episode, Dr. Sarah Hensley breaks down the fearful-avoidant/dismissive-avoidant relationship dynamic and explains how couples can interrupt the painful push-pull cycle before it destro...