This podcast episode features Elle Michelle Brains, an international keynote speaker and narcissistic abuse survivor, sharing her powerful story on the mental health show ‘Free Your Mind.’ Elle, founder and CEO of Hay Beauty Lifestyle Enterprises, provides aftercare coaching for victims of narcissistic abuse and has created the first narcissistic escape guide to help both men and women recognize, realize and regain their power. Her journey began in childhood as the eldest of two daughters in a devout Christian middle-class family in North Carolina, where she faced racial discrimination as often the only Black student in various activities like cheerleading and student government. The conversation reveals the devastating foundation of her vulnerability – childhood molestation beginning at age six by someone close to the family, which continued through high school and later escalated to rape in college, creating the perfect storm for future narcissistic abuse targeting.