Dr. Heidi Brocke is a Toxic Relationship Awareness & Healing Specialist. After spending 14 years in an extremely emotionally and narcissistically abusive relationship she broke the chains and turned her past into her passion.\xa0She left her 24 years career in healthcare to use her life experience and education to be the person she needed when she herself was trapped in the darkness of an unhealthy relationship to provide hope, healing, and freedom to those whose lives have been affected by toxic relationships, emotional abuse, and narcissistic behaviors.\nThrough education, Dr. Heidi presents the understanding needed to empower others to walk through fear and into their freedom.\xa0She has helped hundreds rid and heal their toxic relationships and hosts the popular podcast, It\u2019s Not Normal It\u2019s Toxic: Rid Your Life of Toxic People.\xa0She\u2019s an international keynote speaker, recipient of Empowering Women in Business of The Year award by Inspiring Lives Magazine, and has been featured in both Forbes and Time Magazines for the dedication given to her clients and for her work in the toxic relationship area.\n\nListen in to hear Dr. Heidi share:\n\nWhat it looked like for her to be in a toxic relationship and how she ended up having to leave her 3 daughters to escape her husband\n\nThe components of a toxic personality and the tactics people with toxic personalities use to create security for themselves, which is their primary goal\n\nWhat abuse can look like in toxic relationships - and why it can be hard for victims to identify\xa0\n\nHer four-part framework to help women in toxic relationships - whether it\u2019s with a partner, friend, family member, or co-worker\n\nWhat a \u201ctoxic tear down\u201d is and how to recognize it\n\nHow she was able to reestablish her relationships with her daughters after being separated from them for 5 years\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nConnect with Dr. Heidi: coachingwithdrheidi.com\n\n\nTake Dr. Heidi\u2019s Toxicity Profile Analysis: \xa0https://coachingwithdrheidi.com/toxicity-analysis/\n\n\nPodcast: It\u2019s Not Normal It\u2019s Toxic: Rid Your Life of Toxic People\n\n\nGet Dr. Heidi\u2019s Course: Freedom Me Course\n\n\nDr. Heidi on Facebook\n\n\nDr. Heidi on LinkedIn\n\n\nDr. Heidi on Instagram\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors this month:\nFearless Finance: Get on-demand, comprehensive financial planning by the hour without all the headaches, high fees, and commitments that come with traditional financial advisors.\xa0Go to fearlessfinance.com and use the code SHAMELESS to save $50 on your first planning meeting.\nHeather Chauvin: If you\u2019re ready to feel energized, encouraged, present, confident, intentional, and aligned, take Heather\u2019s Energy Finder Quiz: Heatherchauvin.com/shameless\niHerb: Get your health in check with great products and great pricing.\xa0Get 22% off your first order when you use the code SHAMELESS at iherb.com.\xa0\nLuvbuglearning.com: Support your child\u2019s social-emotional learning with the world's first social-emotional gaming platform.\xa0Go to Luvbuglearning.com and sign up for a 7-day free trial, or simply download from the APP store and subscribe.\nPeloton: Get access to a massive workout library and save up to $400 on Bike, Tread, and Row packages before April 2, 2023, at onepeloton.com.\nRitual: Ritual\u2019s Essential for Women 18+ is a multivitamin you can actually trust. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months.\xa0Visit ritual.com/shameless10 to start Ritual or add Essential for Women 18+ to your subscription today.\nRothys: For stylish, comfortable, sustainably made shoes, shop Rothy\u2019s. Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/SHAMELESSMOM.\xa0\nStrollerCoaster: A Parenting Podcast!: Need another podcast in your parenting podcast library, check out StrollerCoaster: A Parenting Podcast! wherever you listen to the SMA.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices