Lesley Cain - Health and Wellness Coach, Trauma Informed Coach, Healthy Boundaries Coach
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Personal stories, grounding exercises, and numbered boundary tools make difficult relationship dynamics easier to recognize and respond to.
Leslie turns experiences of narcissistic abuse into structured lessons on recognizing manipulation, holding boundaries, and managing trauma responses.
A 4-4-8 breath, then Leslie helps you spot the 'just kidding' that wasn't funny.
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An incident in court becomes a clear lesson in staying regulated when pressure spikes.
An incident in court is used to show how self regulation can hold under pressure. The episode opens with the surprise, then turns to the nervous system response that can follow public correction or being called out: embarrassment, social threat, and reactions tied to trauma.
A clear, personal look at creativity as part of healing when perfectionism shows up.
Leslie keeps the episode grounded in the lived mess of making art when anxiety and self-doubt are close by. It starts with a 4 for 8 breathing exercise, then moves through her workshop experience: the comparison trap, the pressure of limited time, the push to make everything…
A gentle holiday reset for survivors who want steadiness more than theory.
This episode offers a gentler holiday check-in for survivors facing court cases, family dynamics, memories, and expectations. It stays practical and focused on getting through the season intact, with grounding, a 4-4-8 breathing exercise, and other low-pressure ways to steady…
A clear-eyed guide to illness used as leverage, with practical signs that help doubt become discernment.
This episode focuses on a painful kind of manipulation: illness used to control, delay, deflect, or pull sympathy. Its strongest section is the practical list of warning signs, especially the attention to inconsistency, refusal of verification or treatment, and the way details…
A heavy, survivor-centered listen that pairs courtroom procedure with body-based grounding.
Episode 144 follows Leslie through a first trial hearing for the alleged murderer, and it opens with a 4-4-8 breathing reset that sets a steady, body-aware tone.
A survivor-centered reset that treats grounding as real work, not a slogan.
Episode 146 handles emotional weight in a direct, survivor-centered way. It opens on court testimony described as emotionally heavy and re-traumatizing, then widens to the kinds of overwhelm listeners may be carrying from toxic people, narcissistic family members, work stress,…
A blunt look at fake female friendships and the signs of narcissistic abuse.
This episode takes a blunt look at fake female friendships and the damage they can do, both out in the open and in the quieter corners of a person's head.
A body-first look at how rhythm and breathing can support regulation after trauma.
This episode treats drumming as a practical way to settle the body, then pairs it with a simple 4-4-8 breathing exercise. It stays close to how the experience can feel in real time: awkward at first, a little self-conscious, and sometimes emotional in a way that is not treated…
Jonquilyn Hill chases one listener question per episode to the experts who can answer it.
Three hosts and psychologist Dr Emily talk vulnerability, therapy, and imperfection with guests.
Fearne Cotton interviews guests like Boy George and Bryony Gordon about mental health and identity.
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford pairs therapy insight with Black TV recaps, maternal health, and history.
Host Leslie explores the psychologically complex and often triggering phenomenon of laughter during serious legal proceedings like murder trials.
Host Leslie explains why moving slowly after narcissistic abuse is a sign of healing, not weakness.
Leslie discusses how to detach from unhealthy relationships, drawing from Melody Beatty's 'Codependent No More' to explain detachment as emotional self-protection.
The host shares her personal experience attending a trauma healing group where drumming was used as a body-based regulation tool, explaining how rhythmic movement helps regulate the nervous system, release stored trauma, and restore a sense of safety in the body.
Leslie shares her experience returning to her hometown as a member of the sandwich generation caring for an aging parent while processing decades of family trauma.
The host, Leslie, explores how narcissists manipulate by borrowing the credibility and goodness of trustworthy people, using a real court case example where fake emails laced with scripture were used.
Leslie opens with a breathing reset and invites the listener to notice what is happening in the body.
The courtroom gets personal here.
Leslie opens episode 144 with a breathing reset and invites listeners to notice what the hearing brings up in the body.
Leslie opens Episode 160 by naming how heavy the holidays can feel for survivors.
Episode 146 follows a heavy week of court testimony and turns it into a grounded conversation about getting through trauma without losing your footing.
The episode opens by naming a hard pattern: illness can be used to manipulate.
Leslie describes giving a recorded, chronological interview to a detective about a murder case after contacting the prosecutor's office, despite not being on the witness list.
Host Leslie uses her personal experience attending a murder trial hearing to illustrate the core narcissistic tactic of avoiding accountability at all costs.
The host shares her personal experience participating in a Soul Collage session with other trauma survivors, detailing the emotional challenges she faced like perfectionism and insecurity during the creative process.
Host Leslie processes the complex emotions following a narcissist's criminal conviction, using a real murder trial as a case study.
Host Leslie analyzes why narcissistic individuals and toxic systems consistently play the victim, detailing it as a deliberate strategy to avoid accountability.
Leslie explores how narcissists present different versions of themselves to different people, using insights from a murder trial she attended to support a friend.
In this episode, host Leslie shares her firsthand experience attending a school district hearing where she witnessed institutional gaslighting tactics like stalling, redefining grooming, and DARVO.
The host breaks down the manipulative 'recipe' used in narcissistically abusive relationships, explaining how narcissists mix truth with lies, urgency, confusion, and flattery to create dependency.
Leslie opens with a 4-4-8 breathing reset, then talks through a courtroom moment that caught her off guard.
Host Leslie explores why survivors of narcissistic abuse often feel foolish, ashamed, and question their judgment, sharing her personal story of being scammed by a covert malignant narcissist.
Host Leslie explores the guilt survivors often feel when setting boundaries after narcissistic abuse, explaining it as a trauma response rather than a moral failing.
Leslie opens Episode 164 of The Vibrant Survivor Podcast with a "fourth-rate breathing exercise," then frames the topic as fake female friendships and the "signs of narcissistic abuse" people may miss.
This episode discusses how trauma survivors may withdraw and offers a breathing exercise and insights on healing from narcissistic abuse.
The host shares her experience staying calm during triggering court testimony and guides listeners through a breathing exercise to self-regulate.
The episode discusses the pitfalls of trying to understand a narcissist and guides listeners through a breathing exercise to self-regulate before diving into the topic.
This episode explains why narcissists move on quickly and offers breathing exercises and insights for healing from narcissistic abuse.
This episode offers gratitude and a breathing exercise before discussing how to heal from narcissistic abuse and toxic relationships.
Strategies for speaking up and holding leaders accountable while healing from narcissistic abuse, including a breathing exercise.
The host shares her experience of being triggered in a courtroom during a pre-trial hearing and offers six strategies for managing unexpected triggers.
This episode teaches how to identify a narcissist and stop narcissistic abuse, starting with a breathing exercise for self-regulation.
This episode teaches four indicators for leaving a narcissistic fight, starting with a breathing exercise to self-regulate.
This episode helps listeners identify and navigate seven narcissistic courtroom behaviors to respond instead of react, starting with a breathing exercise.