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In this powerful episode, Marcia sits down with Dr. Tomi Mitchell — board-certified family physician, wellness and performance coach, TEDx speaker, and mental health advocate — for a raw, insightful conversation about healing from narcissistic abuse, burnout, and the patterns we inherit without even realizing it.

Dr. Tomi brings her lived experience, her medical expertise, and her holistic framework to help us understand why our bodies react the way they do, why we normalize pain, and why so many survivors stay in harmful relationships far longer than they intended. Together, Marcia and Dr. Tomi pull back the curtain on the three critical relationships that shape our entire lives:

1. The relationship we have with ourselves
2. The relationships we have with our closest people
3. The relationship we have with work and society

When those “three legs of the stool” weaken, everything in our lives starts to wobble — our health, our peace, our identity, and our ability to function. Dr. Tomi explains how this imbalance often mimics ADHD, anxiety, depression, or burnout, and why so many survivors are misdiagnosed when the real issue is untreated trauma.

You’ll hear both women share their own experiences with narcissistic abuse, identity loss, chronic stress, and the long road back to clarity. Dr. Tomi offers a compassionate but direct roadmap for reconnecting with yourself, rewriting your vision, and rebuilding your nervous system after years of survival mode.

This episode is a must-listen if you’ve ever:
• Felt confused, foggy, or overwhelmed and didn’t know why
• Stayed in a relationship that hurt you because the unknown felt scarier
• Lost your identity to people-pleasing or perfectionism
• Experienced chronic headaches, burnout, or body symptoms you couldn’t explain
• Wondered if your ADHD symptoms were actually trauma responses
• Tried to heal yourself while still living in a toxic environment

Dr. Tomi reminds us that healing is possible — but it begins with truth, vision, and the courage to face ourselves. And as Marcia shares, once we do that work, we don’t just survive… we rise, and then we go out and help others rise too.

This conversation will leave you seen, understood, and empowered.

If you want to learn more from Dr. Tomi or follow her work, you can find her here:

The Mental Health & Wellness Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1754964

Holistic Wellness Strategies: https://www.holisticwellnessstrategies.com/about

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