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“He told me he wanted to marry me. He wanted me to be the mother of his kids. He wanted everything. He wanted to share a life with me.” Love bombed and conned for more than four years; Brodie is speaking out to warn other women #Fakes #AustralianStory
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Love and admire @StephanieAWood1 and her capacity to use her pain from being exploited to warn others about narcissistic personality disorder and pathological liars. Really compelling @AustralianStory. On now on @ABCTV or catch up on iview later.
“I believe this largely hidden phenomenon of emotional abuse — narcissistic abuse — is way more common and devastating than anyone might imagine and needs to be considered an arm of domestic abuse.” — @StephanieAWood1 #Fakes #AustralianStory
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AustralianStory retweeted
It isn’t too late! Tune into tonight's @AustralianStory, featuring the brave and wonderful @StephanieAWood1 -- — a story about a narcissist and the perils of finding love online. #AusStory
"I have often wondered if I will ever be able to place my trust in someone again. The narcissistic abuser cuts deep." A compelling #AustralianStory feature in her own words by @StephanieAWood1 ab.co/3J4LYaG
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Erin was defrauded out of at least $30,000 when her boyfriend pretended to have cancer. #Fakes #AustralianStory
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“I believe this largely hidden phenomenon of emotional abuse — narcissistic abuse — is way more common and devastating than anyone might imagine and needs to be considered an arm of domestic abuse.” — @StephanieAWood1 #Fakes #AustralianStory
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AustralianStory retweeted
Tune in at 8pm!
Tonight's @AustralianStory "The narcisisist's playbook" features my friend @StephanieAWood chasing down tinder terrorists of the heart. It's compulsive viewing.
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AustralianStory retweeted
Watch tonight's @AustralianStory, featuring and inspired by wonderful @StephanieAWood1 -- many will remember Steph's incredible Good Weekend cover story about a conman and the perils of finding love online. It became a book, Fake, and it now getting the TV treatment. #AusStory
She starts to cry. “I’m not weak,” she says. “I’m kind.” Powerful stuff from @StephanieAWood1 abc.net.au/news/2022-03-14/s… Tonight's @AustralianStory
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AustralianStory retweeted
An episode of #australianstory not to be missed #fake
She starts to cry. “I’m not weak,” she says. “I’m kind.” Powerful stuff from @StephanieAWood1 abc.net.au/news/2022-03-14/s… Tonight's @AustralianStory
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AustralianStory retweeted
Tonight's @AustralianStory "The narcisisist's playbook" features my friend @StephanieAWood chasing down tinder terrorists of the heart. It's compulsive viewing.
'The damage these men do is breathtaking': How dating a narcissist made me discover the dark side of dating. @StephanieAWood1 spoke with 50 women. Here's what she learnt #AustralianStory ab.co/3J4LYaG
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AustralianStory retweeted
Don’t forget ⁦@AustralianStory⁩ tonight. ⁦@StephanieAWood1⁩’s ‘Fake’ was an amazing read — and shows these fraudsters aren’t just conning people who are naive or careless. abc.net.au/austory/fakes-ste…
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I spent months talking to women who dated serial liars. Here’s what I learnt #AustralianStory ab.co/3J4LYaG
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Brodie couldn’t imagine a future without Peter. Everything he told her was a lie #AustralianStory ab.co/3J4LYaG
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When Erin's partner told her he had a cancer she paid thousands for his lifesaving treatment. Then she found out it was all a lie #AustralianStory ab.co/3J4LYaG
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"I have often wondered if I will ever be able to place my trust in someone again. The narcissistic abuser cuts deep." A compelling #AustralianStory feature in her own words by @StephanieAWood1 ab.co/3J4LYaG
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The targets are emotionally vulnerable and highly empathetic. A must watch #AustralianStory
'The damage these men do is breathtaking': How dating a narcissist made me discover the dark side of dating. @StephanieAWood1 spoke with 50 women. Here's what she learnt #AustralianStory ab.co/3J4LYaG
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When I first heard the stories it was hard to believe the lengths these men went to deceive. But after a while they almost became predictable. Tonight ⁦@AustralianStory I spoke to nearly 50 women who dated narcissistic liars. Here’s what I learnt abc.net.au/news/2022-03-14/s…
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'The damage these men do is breathtaking': How dating a narcissist made me discover the dark side of dating. @StephanieAWood1 spoke with 50 women. Here's what she learnt #AustralianStory ab.co/3J4LYaG
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