What happens when the relationships that feel most familiar are the very ones hurting you?

Randi Fine grew up believing that chaos, conflict, and love belonged together. Those early experiences followed her into adulthood, shaping the relationships she chose and the behavior she accepted.

In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer talks with Randi, an author and narcissistic abuse recovery coach, about emotional manipulation, codependency, gaslighting, and why unhealthy relationship patterns can be so difficult to break.

Randi shares what it took to leave a dangerous marriage with a newborn, return to the family environment she'd struggled to escape, and eventually build a more stable life.

But there's another turning point in her story.

In her 50s, with her youngest child leaving for college, Randi realized she wanted something for herself. She had no college degree, didn't believe she could write, and couldn't imagine building a career from her experiences.

She went on to write four books and become an internationally recognized coach helping people recover from narcissistic abuse.

Together, we explore why familiar patterns can feel like love, how emotional abuse affects self-trust, the importance of boundaries, and what happens when a woman begins questioning the limits she's placed on herself.

For women over 50 who have spent years taking care of everyone this conversation asks the question: What might be possible when you start believing in yourself too?

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For similar episodes on aging with purpose and passion, check out episode 196, when the story you believe is not the whole story, and episode 198, When You Stop Trusting Yourself. And if you like podcasts for older women, Reinvention Rebels celebrates women from 60 to 90 plus who redesigned their lives and chased big dreams without apologies. That's reinventionrebels.com.

Randi Fine – Author | Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Coach | Educator
🌐 Website: https://randifine.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randifine
📘 Facebook – Narcissistic Abuse Survivors United: https://www.facebook.com/narcissisticabusesurvivorsunited
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randigfine
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Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC – Work and Life Transition Coach | Host of Aging With Purpose and Passion
🌐 Website: https://reinventimpossible.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer
📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/beverley.glazer
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