Conference Call

Hi ladies,

As you know, one of the things that helps me heal is to educate and warn others about the dangers of falling in love with a narcissist. I see that same desire in all of you, which is why this forum has developed into the warm, compassionate place I always dreamed it would be where we can share our feelings and be understood.

I mentioned starting a support group call. The reason for this is two-fold. First, I have led support groups before and I think it would be interesting to see if it can be done over the phone. The more I think about it, however, I do see some challenges. The second reason, which is my main reason right now, for wanting a call is because I would love for all of us to put our heads together on an idea I have.

Ok, so you know I find exposing narcissists for who they really are and warning other women before they get hurt to be very healing and cathartic. Unfortunately, narcissism is still a topic very few people are aware of or fully understand. Therefore, it is my desire to build as much awareness as possible.

I think, as a team, we could put our heads together and come up with a platform for a web-based weekly video show to educate people on this topic. I'm in the process of turning my living room into a studio. I have a great view of the Chicago skyline with the Trump Tower at center stage and have always wanted to host a radio show or talk show.

The idea I have for the name of the show is "Get It Out Girl" because, as you know, I believe it's important to get our feelings out. We must have an outlet, whether it be talking to others, writing, listening to music or simply crying it out. We have to get it out. The album I'm going to soon release is titled "Gotta Get It Out" and I just purchased the domain name www.getitoutgirl.com, which would complement this site and be the main page for the web-cast show.

I think humor is a great way to heal and one of the topics for the weekly show could be "Narcissists in the News" where I would report on the top five narcissists in the news that week. We can call them the "Fabulous Five" or something. I could also play music, like we have on the music thread we started and I could read poems and take phone calls from people who have questions. The whole idea is to create a "buzz" around what narcissism is and how to recognize it. We would just be doing it in a funny, humorous and healing way. I have a meeting tomorrow with a licensed psychologist friend who I would have as either my co-host or, depending on her interest, my recurring guest host with credentials.

But, I can't do this without all of you, your energy and your wisdom in this area. I'll set-up the studio, record the shows, post the videos and deal with the technology, but I'd love your help in developing the content. I believe we have a group of women on this website who TRULY understand narcissism and all its implications. Together, we can develop a really good platform for a weekly show, full of humor, wisdom and support....for women and by women. An eventual outcome might be to get a radio or television slot down the line, but the overall goal is to blow up this topic so everyone knows what a narcissist is and how to spot one.

So the conference call I'd like to have is really to talk to those of you who may be interested in joining me in this effort. If you like to write, you could write weekly content. If you have a great sense of humor, you could write narc jokes. If you love music, like Betteroff, you could be in charge of the music. If you have great psychological knowledge and background, like Barbara, you could be in charge of writing the weekly update on that subject. We would all be writers essentially and if you don't have a fear of speaking in public, you could be a co-host on the show whenever you'd like.

This is such an intelligent, funny and compassionate group of strong-minded women that I know we could come up with so much content for a weekly half hour show and it would be so fun and healing, wouldn't it?! I work full-time and can't do this alone. If any of you are interested, please let me know and I'll set up a call to get us started. I have a contractor coming to my home Friday morning to give me an estimate on turning my living room into a studio. I'm ready if you are ladies!!!!

Best,
Lisa