My Inner Torch
Episodes
You can't FORCE love!
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan Mail🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Cluster B individuals often lack the capacity for consistent love and empathy. Trying to force love in t...
The Illusion of Progress with the Cluster B
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan Mail🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I understand that relationships with Cluster B personalities create an “illusion of progress,” with ...
Why the Cluster B does NOT like you!
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan Mail🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I distinguish between being needed and being loved by Cluster B individuals. Need does not equate to app...
The Careful Art of Cluster B Manipulation
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan Mail🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Cluster B manipulation often begins with intense connection, not overt malice.The stages of manipulation...
Holding yourself Hostage....
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan Mail🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I understand the psychological reasons for emotional captivity in Cluster B relationships: hope addictio...
Hidden Scars of Cluster B Abuse
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan Mail🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Emotional abuse causes invisible, yet real, physical and psychological harm.Prolonged emotional instabil...
Understanding CPTSD and Hidden Wounds with the Cluster B
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan Mail🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:CPTSD stems from prolonged relationship distress, not just single events.CPTSD causes internal dysregula...
Cluster B Reality Check
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I recognize relationships with Cluster B personalities often involve falling for an unsustainable story, not ...
Living in the Cluster B MOMENT
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Understand that individuals with Cluster B traits experience life in distinct emotional moments, not a contin...
WHY do WE love?
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:My desire to help in challenging relationships comes from my initial openness and seeing potential, not their...
Seeking Revenge!
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I reclaim my power by detaching from the outcome.I stop fantasizing about the abuser’s suffering to break f...
Am "I" to blame?
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I acknowledge my role in relationship dynamics without self-blame.My empathy and hopefulness made me accessib...
Grieving the Mask of the Cluster B
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’m grieving a person who never truly existed—the “mask” they presented to me.The mask is a surviv...
CPTSD...are you suffering from it?
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:CPTSD from prolonged relational trauma is an adaptation, not a personal failing.CPTSD stems from long-term...
Pathological Love: When Love Still Hurts!
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Pathological love is harmful and confusing—not just passionate or imperfect love.In cluster B relationsh...
REVEALED! What's really behind Cluster B LOVE?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:The intensity I felt in early Cluster B relationships was projection, not genuine love.Cluster B individua...
You CAN'T change a Cluster B's Spots
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I accept that I cannot change someone with Cluster B pathology.I redirect my hope toward my own growth and...
Pathological Love with a Cluster B
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Relationships with cluster B personalities won’t develop into typical, stable love.Practice emotional de...
When LOVE isn't ENOUGH!
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Recognize Cluster B “Supply” Dynamics: I understand that cluster B individuals view love and affection...
Emotional Sandcastles-Revisited NEW for 2025
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I build emotional resilience by creating healthy boundaries.I recognize that my Cluster B partner’s beha...
How does a Cluster B LOVE you?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Cluster B love is conditional—rooted in need and survival, not empathy.Their “love” is a performance...
Dissecting OUR love for the Cluster B
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:My love for my Cluster B wife is real and valid, even though her “love” isn’t healthy or reciprocate...
A Cluster B Holiday Survival Guide
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’m learning to lower my expectations for holiday interactions with Cluster B individuals.I’m aiming f...
BONUS PODCAST-The Clownfish Survivor and the Cluster B Aemone
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’ve adapted to toxic environments by developing tolerance to harmful behaviors—a survival mechanism, ...
The Misunderstandings of Cluster B LOVE!
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Behaviors like mirroring, intensity, and jealousy from Cluster B individuals are control tactics, not love...
Living Under The Cluster B "Spell"
14 Nov 2025
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Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Staying with a Cluster B individual reflects a trauma bond—a powerful emotional connection that deserves...
The TERMINAL Cluster B
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:My love cannot cure Cluster B disorders and can become harmful to my own well-being.Cluster B individuals ...
WHY the Cluster B will not love!
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:Cluster B individuals cannot offer unconditional love due to emotional deficits.Their “love” is an ill...
It's OK to love your Cluster B!
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I accept that it is okay to love a Cluster B individual. My real love does not simply disappear.I recogniz...
More reasons why a Cluster B cannot love you...
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I understand that Cluster B individuals lack emotional permanence. Their emotions are fleeting, not consta...
Staying/Healing!
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I accept the reality of a cluster B individual’s behavior without approval; they will not change. This s...
Why the Cluster B CANNOT Love US!
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I now recognize the intense initial affection from Cluster B individuals as idealization, reflecting their...
Are you GUILTY of Reactive Abuse?
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I understand that reactive abuse happens when I, as a survivor, respond to intense provocation from a Clus...
The Cluster B Ponzi Scheme
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I now recognize Cluster B relationships as “Ponzi schemes.” They start with intense love bombing, mirr...
Why do WE love our Cluster B?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I now understand that Cluster B relationships start with idealization, making me feel deeply understood, b...
Did THEY ever love us?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’ve questioned my Clustered B partner’s love because of the deep pain I’ve experienced and my despe...
Letting Go.....
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I recognize the cycle of abuse: love bombing, devaluation, discard, and potential hoovering. I am aware th...
Forgive Yourself!
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I need to shift my focus from forgiving the cluster B individual to forgiving myself to start my healing p...
Sleeping with the enemy.
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’ve learned to recognize that Cluster B individuals prioritize themselves in relationships. They view r...
The Great Pretender
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I recognize the “false self” in Cluster B personality disorders as a constructed persona used for mani...
Saving Yourself!
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I now recognize when I’m in a one-sided relationship where I consistently give without receiving.I prior...
Recognizing The False Self
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’ve learned that Cluster B individuals often present a “false self” to gain trust and loyalty. This...
The Cluster B Manifesto
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I recognize Cluster B personality traits and have learned to identify manipulative behaviors like gaslight...
Do THEY Care?
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I recognize that Cluster B personalities often create narratives where they are the victims.I won’t get ...
Hidden Abuse of the Cluster B
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’ve learned that emotional abuse from Cluster B personalities is insidious and often goes unnoticed, ca...
The Cluster B Con Game
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’ve learned that Cluster B personalities often engage in a long-term emotional con, slowly eroding thei...
NEW PODCAST: "I'm not OK!"
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I acknowledge that it’s okay to admit “I’m not okay” when facing emotional abuse. Ignoring the pro...
"You can't fix what you didn't break"-A revisit from January 2022
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLet's look back to January 2022 and one of my most downloaded podcasts. This resonated with many listeners. I hope it will with you...
It's Okay to Hurt!
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I recognize the pain caused by relationships with cluster B personalities. It’s okay for me to feel hurt...
The Emotional Con Game-A 2022 Podcast
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we take a "Look Back Listen" to the Emotional Con Game, originally uploaded three years ago in 2022. Unfortunately, this...
Look Back Listen-January '24 "Living in the Shadow of a Disordered Mind"
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’ve experienced how Cluster B abuse leaves me grieving lost relationships, identities, and futures.I of...
Intimacy Interrupted
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I’ve learned that intimacy with a Cluster B personality is often distorted or nonexistent due to their i...
My Secret Fantasy
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I recognize the difference between the idealized fantasy of a relationship with a Cluster B personality an...
Leaving?
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I know staying in a relationship with a Cluster B personality is incredibly challenging, and I understand ...
Cognitive Dissonance and your Cluster B. A tragic mix.
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key Takeaways from this week's Podcast:Core Points:I’ve learned that cognitive dissonance deeply hinders escaping abusive re...
Look Back Listen: What to Expect from your Cluster B Part 2
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:In my experience with Cluster B relationships, I’ve learned they involve a false initial identity, often...
What to Expect from your Cluster B Part 1
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🎯 Key TakeawaysCore Points:I know I must expect a false initial persona from a Cluster B individual, involving love bombing and ideal...
The Cluster B Titantic
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI’ve come to understand my relationship through the metaphor of the sinking Titantic. Just as the Titanic’s unsinkable reputation pr...
Stop feeding the monster!
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI’ve learned through painful personal experience how challenging it can be to maintain a relationship with someone who exhibits Cluste...
How much?$?$?$?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRelationships with individuals who have Cluster B traits feel like hitting the jackpot initially. When I first met my wife, the love bom...
Your Cluster B Valentine
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt's Valentine's Day. In reflecting on my own experiences, I often find myself grappling with the emotional challenges of bein...
The Cluster B Con
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's podcast, I delve into the emotional challenges I’ve faced in relationships with partners who exhibit Cluster B persona...
Your Cluster B Loves you...or do they?
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's podcast, I share insights from my four years of discussing relationships with individuals who exhibit Cluster B personal...
What to expect from your Cluster B....
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn my journey through relationships, I’ve found myself navigating the complexities and emotional turmoil that come with being involved...
Finding Peace
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn my journey toward finding personal peace while interacting with individuals who exhibit Cluster B personality disorders—such as bor...
It's NOT Possible!
10 Jan 2025
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Send us a textIn this podcast, I want to share my difficult journey of coming to terms with the reality of relationships involving individuals with Cl...
New Year...New Hope!
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs a New Year dawns, I find myself reflecting on the disorientation that can linger after the holiday season, especially for those of us...
13 Challenges of a Cluster B
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn my journey through relationships with individuals who exhibit Cluster B personality disorders, particularly those with narcissistic a...
Holiday Challenges-A Cluster B Checklist.
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt has been my experience that navigating relationships with individuals who have Cluster B personality disorders can be particularly ch...
Welcome to the Danger Zone!
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI often find myself grappling with the emotional challenges that come with being in a relationship with someone who exhibits Cluster B p...
A Survivor's Harsh Reality Check
06 Dec 2024
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Send us a textIn today’s podcast I explore the challenges of ending relationships with individuals who exhibit Cluster B personality traits, particu...
Finding YOUR right...
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNavigating a relationship with someone who has a Cluster B personality disorder has been notably difficult for me. I’ve experienced bl...
Look Back Listen: January '24 "Living in the Shadow of a Disordered Mind."
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLet's listen back to January of this year with a "Look Back Listen" to a popular podcast I published "Living in the ...
Cluster B = Love?
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn my exploration of love dynamics in relationships with individuals exhibiting Cluster B personality traits, particularly covert narcis...
The Cluster B 3 Ring Circus
08 Nov 2024
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Send us a textI often find myself feeling like a clown in a chaotic “3 ring circus” because of my interactions with someone who exhibits traits of...
YOU deserve credit!
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn my exploration of the emotional challenges I face while living with someone who I suspect has a Cluster B personality disorder, I emp...
You have a choice!
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's Podcast I emphasize the importance of recognizing your agency in relationships, especially when you find yourself involv...
The Way It Should Be?
18 Oct 2024
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Send us a textIn today's podcast, I explore the complexities and challenges of my relationships with my wife who I suspect has a Cluster B person...
The Bitter Pill...
11 Oct 2024
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Send us a textI often feel frustrated with those of us who romanticize relationships with individuals exhibiting cluster B personality traits, especia...
Is this NORMAL....??
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's podcast, I explore the complexities and emotional turmoil of being in a relationship with someone who exhibits Cluster B...
Four years along....where I am now?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI initiated my podcast in September 2020 as a platform to document my journey while helping others navigate the complexities of relation...
Looking beyond the pain.
20 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn this podcast, I discuss the trauma that comes from relationships with individuals who have Cluster B personality disorders, drawing o...
Getting past LOVE.....
13 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn this podcast “Getting Past Love,” I delve into the challenges of moving on from relationships with individuals who exhibit cluste...
Toxic Markers
06 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn today’s podcast I outline nine signs of a toxic relationship in the hope of raising awareness and helping others recognize similar ...
State of Delusion
30 Aug 2024
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Send us a textIn today's podcast, I delve into the theme of distorted reality in relationships, particularly with individuals who exhibit Cluster...
Trauma!
23 Aug 2024
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Send us a textIn this podcast, I share my journey through the trauma I experienced from a long-term marriage with someone I suspect is a covert narcis...
Understanding the WHY
16 Aug 2024
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Send us a textI find that self-reflection plays a crucial role in my relationships, especially when dealing with individuals who exhibit Cluster B per...
The Long Goodbye with a Cluster B
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the podcast “The Long Goodbye,” I explore my emotional struggles within my 23-year marriage to my wife, whom I suspect may be a c...
The Emotional Hamster Wheel
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this podcast of My Inner Torch I explore the complexities of my relationships with individuals who exhibit cluster B personality trai...
200th Podcast: Owning their PAIN.
26 Jul 2024
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Send us a textIn this 200th podcast of My Inner Torch, I address the loneliness that often accompanies relationships with narcissists, sharing how the...
A Future Without....
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's podcast, I want to delve into the challenges of being in a relationship with someone who has a Cluster B personality dis...
What is NORMAL?
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this week's podcast, I explore the essence of healthy relationships, underlining trust, effective communication, and mutual inte...
How do you feel?
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this podcast I will discuss the challenges of being in a relationship with individuals exhibiting Cluster B personality traits, urgin...
What are you sorry about?
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs I reflect on my relationship with my partner whom I suspect to be a covert narcissist, I find myself shouldering the burden of her ha...
Survivor or Victim of a Cluster B relationship? Blurred Lines.
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis podcast delves into the distinction between being a victim and a survivor in relationships with individuals possessing Cluster B pe...
What do you think of YOU?
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis podcast of My Inner Torch explores the significance of self-reflection and self-esteem in relationships, particularly when dealing ...
Not Unhearing "The Said"
07 Jun 2024
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Send us a textToday's Podcast delves into the complexities of relationships with Cluster B individuals, particularly covert narcissists, emphasiz...
You will NEVER trust!
31 May 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode, we delve deep into the manipulative world of Cluster B personalities, including psychopaths, borderlines, and narcissis...
Cold Hard Truths
24 May 2024
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Send us a textToday I reflect on toxic relationships, particularly with individuals displaying traits of Cluster B personality disorders. I question w...
Look Back Listen 2020: Emotional Intelligence
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's Look Back Listen: 2020 podcast I delve into the challenges faced by individuals in relationships with those who have Bor...