The Healing Lounge with Marcia
Welcome to The Healing Lounge — the podcast where survivors of narcissistic abuse can finally exhale.
Hosted by licensed therapist, author and survivor Marcia Williams, this show offers raw honesty, expert insights, and heartfelt stories to guide you from surviving to thriving. Whether you’re still in the relationship, freshly out, or rebuilding your life afterward, you’ll find the clarity, tools, and community you need here.
Each week, Marcia blends her 22 years of clinical experience with the wisdom of her own 30-year marriage to a narcissist. Expect a mix of real talk, taboo conversations (yes, even the ones no one else will touch), practical strategies for healing, and inspiring guest interviews — from survivors, coaches, and loved ones impacted by abuse.
The Healing Lounge is more than a podcast. It’s your safe space to reclaim your voice, rebuild your confidence, and protect your peace.
Honest conversations. Expert insights. Survivor strength.
The Healing Lounge with Marcia
What You're Really Addicted To and It's Not the Narcissist: Live in The Healing Room
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Marcia Williams, licensed therapist and narcissistic abuse recovery coach, drops another truth bomb in the Healing Room, a weekly live session on TikTok and Instagram where she pushes survivors beyond survival mode. In this episode, Marcia breaks down what survivors are actually addicted to in toxic relationships, and spoiler alert, it's not the person.
In this recovery session, we explore the real addictions: solving unsolvable puzzles, familiar pain, being the fixer, drama, and the rumination loops that keep your brain hostage at 3 AM. This is about moving from victim to victor by looking inward instead of staying focused on the narcissist's behavior.
Key Topics:
- Why your brain won't stop ruminating and how to interrupt the pattern
- The five things you're actually addicted to in a narcissistic relationship
- What you're really avoiding: your own healing, grief, and responsibility for staying
- The trauma bond chemistry and why just stop thinking about them doesn't work
- How peace becomes terrifying after years of chaos
- The mirror effect: how the narcissist shows you your own wounds
- Practical exercises to break the addiction through brutal self-honesty
This session is for survivors ready to go deeper than surface-level boundary work. If you're tired of focusing on what they did and ready to examine your own choices with compassion and truth, this episode will challenge you in the best possible way.
Resources mentioned: P2P Essentials seven-week program, Women's H.O.P.E. Coaching Group for those still in relationships, one-on-one coaching, and the 30-minute Peace Pocket survival toolkit at thepassagetopeace.com
Join Marcia live in The Healing Room every Monday Night on TikTok and Instagram.
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