Duane starts the show with a question asking if a covert narcissist will settle or force a trail. Then we move on to modifying a court order. Duane takes a return caller who is struggling with the emotional ups and downs of the game playing. We then discuss the reality of how we are pushed to actively alienate our own children and Duane discusses a specific instance that nearly happened with him. Duane then takes caller who discusses their path to figure out when to fight battles and when to let it go. We then go over the main topic of the day that started from a comment on the DSD Discord of does this pain ever end. A caller asks the question who influences the ex and encourages them to do these destructive things. Duane talks about the reality of how a narcissistic toxic ex does EXACTLY what they want to do. We finish up with a caller who discusses their struggle of accepting what the ex actually is and how damaging it is to their children.

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Table of Contents00:00 - Start of show
02:55 - Teasing an upcoming collaboration with John Steinbeck
05:04 - Comment - Will a covert narcissist settle or force trial?
09:03 - Comment - Is it expensive to modify a court order?
10:41 - Caller - Struggling with the ups and downs
17:38 - Being pushed to alienate ourselves
23:22 - Caller - Picking your battles - is it worth the fight?
31:59 - Getting over the pain - does it ever end?
41:09 - Discussion - Moderators
42:21 - Caller - Do influences the narcissistic toxic ex?
48:04 - Discussion - The ex is doing EXACTLY what they want
51:41 - Caller - Accepting what they really are
58:34 - End of show wrap-up

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