#11. Evict the Narc Within-From Love Avoidance to Embodied Intimacy

The Purple Passion Project

The Purple Passion Project is your go-to podcast for raw, real and irresistibly juicy conversations about sex, intimacy and everything we should be talking about—but usually don’t.Hosted by Dr. Stacy, a clinical sexologist with a cheeky sense of humor and a whole lot of real talk, this show dives deep into sex, intimacy, connection and everything in between. Whether you’re feeling a little stuck in your love life, curious about what turns you on, or just craving conversations that actually matter, you’re in the right place. We’re breaking down walls, busting myths and giving you permission to want more—with no shame, no filters and definitely no small talk. Expect expert guests, steamy insights and moments that’ll make you think, laugh and maybe shift in your seat. If you’re ready to ditch thesurface-level chatter and explore what really turns you on—emotionally, physically, and relationally—this is your permission to press play.

📌 Episode Description: What if the voice in yourhead that keeps criticizing you… isn’t actually you? In this powerful episode of The Purple Passion Project, Dr. Stacy sits down with transformational healer and trauma decoding expert Emma Lyons to explore the deep link between shame,trauma, love avoidance, and intimacy. Emma shares how shame isn’t a flaw—it’s a survival response. We talk about how trauma lives in the nervous system, why some women can’t fully receive love, intimacy, or pleasure (even after years of self-work), and the 5 signs it might be time to break up with your “inner narcissist.” This episode is raw, validating, and deeply transformative.

🧠 In This Episode, We Cover:

• What the “innernarcissist” or shame voice really is

• Why shame is a survival response, not aflaw

• How trauma blocks intimacy and emotional safety • Love avoidance and whyreceiving can feel unsafe

• The difference between somatic healing and mindsetwork

• The 5 signs it’s time to break up with your inner critic

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🔥 Connect with Emma Lyons: • IG: trauma.matrix/LinkedIn: emma-lyons-traumamatrix/ FB: trauma.matrix YouTube: @trauma.matrix /TikTok: @trauma.matrix / https://traumamatrix.substack.com/ • Program: Evict the Narc Within

Emma's Bio: Emma Lyons is a trauma-informed healer and founder of The Trauma Matrix, where she helps women break up with the shame voice that’s been sabotaging their success, relationships, and visibility for years. After studying law and international human rights, Emma turned away from a lifepath that looked good on paper but felt like slow death — and spent the next decade deep in the healing world. Despite all the therapy, yoga, mindset work, and energy practices, she still found herself stuck in loops of self-erasure, burnout, and invisibility… until she uncovered the deeper truth: she’dinternalized a narcissistic system of control, and it was running her from the inside out. Today, Emma helps high-functioning, heart-led women dismantle that inner narcissist, the shame voice that humiliates, controls, and impersonates them, so they can reclaim clarity, power, and nervous system freedom.

💜 Connect with Dr. Stacy: • Website:www.drstacyfriedman.com • Social: @drstacyfriedman (IG, TikTok, YouTube, FB), LinkedIn: @drstacy

• Podcast: The Purple Passion Project

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