How Childhood Trauma Drives You To Narcissists | Coherence Theory Explained

In this episode, Ross Rosenberg sits down with licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Steven Ross for a deep and insightful conversation about Coherence Therapy and how childhood trauma shapes our beliefs, emotions, and adult relationships. Together, they explore how early attachment experiences create unconscious narratives that influence codependency, anger, shame, and attraction to narcissistic partners. Drawing from cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, trauma-informed, and humanistic approaches, this interview sheds light on why our coping strategies once made sense—and how true healing comes from revisiting, understanding, and transforming the emotional learning of childhood.

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ABOUT ROSS ROSENBERG

Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, is a psychotherapist, author, and with over 38 years of clinical experience specializing in codependency, Self-Love Deficit Disorder, pathological narcissism, narcissistic abuse, and trauma.

His work has reached a global audience, with 200,000 Human Magnet Syndrome books sold and published in 12 languages. In 2013, Ross created The Self-Love Recovery Institute, offering workshops, professional training, retreats, and his Self-Love Recovery Treatment Program – helping hundreds of thousands of people around the globe break free from codependency, narcissistic abuse, and Self-Love Deficit Disorder.

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