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First Steps to Leaving a Narcissist

A Guide to Resolving Cognitive Dissonance

$90

Are you feeling lost & confused? Something is going wrong with your relationship.

This course is designed to help break the mental confusion common in emotionally abusive relationships.

I’m Dr. Kerry McAvoy, a mental health specialist with over 20 years of counseling, yet, despite my education, I got trapped in a narcissistic abusive relationship.

I searched in vain for help; 
now, I’ve created this course with you in mind.

Module 1: Am I Trapped in a Bad Relationship?

  • Overview of This Course
  • A Bit about Me
  • The Purpose of This Course
  • Has Something Been Going Wrong?
  • Let’s Check in First
  • Let’s Take Your Experience up a Notch!
  • What is Your “Big” Problem?

Module 2: Is This Narcissistic Abuse?

  • Lesson 1: What Is a Narcissistically Abusive Relationship? Could Your Relationship be Abusive?
  • Lesson 2: Could My Partner Be a Narcissist?
  • Lesson 3: Common Abuse Tactics
  • Lesson 4: How the Narcissist Develops the Mask
  • Lesson 5: The Narcissist’s Drama Triangle
  • Lesson 6: The History of Your Relationship

Module 3: What is Cognitive Dissonance? So, What is Cognitive Dissonance? Lesson 1: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Cognitive Dissonance Lesson 2: How Do We Resolve Cognitive Dissonance? Lesson 3: Denial and Compartmentalization Lesson 4: How We Make Decisions Module 4: Something is Wrong with This Relationship Who Am I in a Relationship With? Lesson 1: Am I Experiencing Cognitive Dissonance? Lesson 2: Why Isn’t This Relationship Working? Lesson 3: Who Is My Partner? Lesson 4: Is This Relationship Really Worth It? Lesson 5: Who Have I Become? Section 5: Waking Up to the Truth It’s Time to Finish Waking Up Lesson 1: Accepting What’s Real Lesson 2: The Guilt about Leaving Lesson 3: The Really Ugly Truth We Avoid Lesson 4: Breaking the Spell Module 6: I Can See the Problem, Now What? Facing What’s Real Lesson 1: Seven Possible Ways for It to Be Over Lesson 2: The Fantasy of Leaving on Good Terms Lesson 3: The Problem of Being Hoovered Lesson 4: Beginning Again but This Time with You! Wrap-up: Revisiting Your “Big Problem” It’s Time to Rebuild; You Deserve It Revisiting Where You Started Final Check in A Second Look at Your Big Problem Final Take-away

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Start Your Healing Journey

Heal what they broke—this fall, take your power back.

Start Aug 14 @ 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. CDT

This fall, join a small, intimate group of eight survivors—men and women—ready to stop surviving and start healing.

Over 12 transformative weeks, you’ll break the exhausting cycle of self-blame, rumination, and confusion left behind by narcissistic abuse.

Whether you’re still haunted by what happened, struggling to find closure, or feeling consumed by anger and grief, you don’t have to stay stuck.

This is where real healing begins.
Where peace replaces rage.
Where your story finally makes sense—and your nervous system starts to exhale.

Come Heal Strong. This time, for good.