August 3, 2026
How to Reclaim Your Life when Someone Love has a Personality Disorder
<p>Welcome to ChangeHER. In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Laura Dabney about what to do when you are in a relationship with someone who has a personality disorder. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Laura Dabney, M.D.</strong> is a psychiatrist, relationship expert, and founder of Relationship RX, a coaching and education platform focused on clarity in complex relationships. For over two decades, Dr. Dabney has worked with high-functioning adults struggling in painful relational patterns, often involving personality disorders, helping them understand what’s really happening beneath chronic conflict, emotional volatility, and repeated relational breakdowns.</p><p>A long-time member of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychoanalytic Association, Dr. Dabney has been a quoted expert in national outlets including NBC News, USA Today, Everyday Health, Bustle, PopSugar UK, and The EveryMom, and a repeat guest on widely listened-to podcasts such as Optimal Daily Living and The Mental Illness Happy Hour. Known for her calm, non-sensational approach, she translates psychodynamic insight into practical frameworks that help people move from confusion and self-doubt to clarity, agency, and emotional stability.</p><p>In her book, I Need You…Now Go Away! Reclaiming Your Life When You or Someone You Love Has a Personality Disorder , Dr. Dabney offers a clear, compassionate roadmap for understanding the confusing push-pull dynamics that leave so many high-functioning adults feeling trapped, depleted, and emotionally disoriented in their closest relationships. Rather than focusing on blame, labels, or surface-level advice, the book reveals how unconscious relationship patterns - and unspoken conflicts with emotions like anger, sadness, and neediness - drive chronic relational pain.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Connect with Dr. Laura Dabney: </strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.drldabney.com/"><u>https://www.drldabney.com/</u></a> </p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lauradabneymd/"><u>@lauradabneymd</u></a></p><p>Instagram: @relationshiprxcom</p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lauradabneymd/"><u>https://www.facebook.com/lauradabneymd/</u></a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTW_U6Zl8X41n1mOXYM3UQ"><u>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTW_U6Zl8X41n1mOXYM3UQ</u></a></p><p>Connect with the ChangeHER Community at <a href="http://www.changehercommunity.com"><u>www.changehercommunity.com</u></a></p><p>Thank you to our sponsors:</p><p>Better Outside Together, <a href="http://www.betteroutsidetogether.com"><u>www.betteroutsidetogether.com</u></a></p><p>Alleva Acupuncture, <a href="https://allevaacu.com/"><u>www.allevaacu.com</u></a></p><p>Dr. Jennifer Gorelick, <a href="https://www.jennifergorrelick.com/"><u>www.jennifergorrelick.com</u></a></p><p>Dr. Susan Trachman, author of It’s Not Just InYour Head <a href="https://susanbtrachmanmd.com/"><u>susanbtrachmanmd.com</u></a></p><p>Thank you to <a href="https://varsitysoundpro.com/"><u>Varsity Sound Productions</u></a> for making this podcast happen each week!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to Change-HER, a podcast designed for women embracing the transformative journey through midlife. As women in our 40s, 50s, and 60s, we encounter so many changes. Menopause, careers, becoming an empty nester, retirement, or a big move are just a few major shifts we experience. ChangeHER is here to offer support, insight, and real-life stories to help you be resilient, stay healthy, and feel energized. </p><p>From understanding hormonal shifts to reclaiming your vitality, we provide a space for connection, empowerment, and inspiration.</p><p>Let’s embrace change together!</p><p>ChangeHER is brought to you by Varsity Sound Productions and the ChangeHER Community. </p><p>Website:<a href="https://changehercommunity.com/"><u> www.changehercommunity.com</u></a></p><p>Instagram: @changehercommunity</p><p>LinkedIn: Stephanie Mitchell</p><p>Varsity Sound Production<a href="http://www.varsitysoundpro.com"> <u>www.varsitysoundpro.com</u></a><br></p>