It doesn't serve any of us to go tit-for-tat with other posters here about semantics. None of us are here to diagnose Rachel (or Dennis) or to prove definitively that she is or isn't a narcissist/abusive/etc. We're all here to snark on the obviously annoying and eye-roll-worthy aspects of Rachel and her platform. There is far too much nuance within people's lives and personal dynamics for us to prove one way or another whether she fits textbook definitions of narcissism or abuse. Bringing into question peoples' individual experiences with similar dynamics feels like the opposite of why I'm here and I can't imagine many people enjoy this kind of back and forth.We aren't talking about domestic violence. We are talking about how narcisstic people behave in relationships. Personally for me I don't necessarily think Rachel would qualify as being a narcissit but I know from your comments that you do and she may well be. By definition a narcisssit does not have empathy for other people and their relationships revolve around manipulation to feed their own fragile sense of self. That is emotionally abusive. No it doesn't look the same as verbal abuse, physical violence, coercive control, but it is very very damaging to one's emotional wellbeing over a long period of time. Gaslighting is also a form of emotional abuse. Something you agree she does to Dennis. Therefore on that measure alone she is abusive to him.
Whether or not Rachel can be clinically diagnosed as a narcissist or whether or not she's 'abusing' Dennis starts to go beyond snark and into wild speculation that has no point here.
As QueenBW said, there are plenty of other CONCRETE things for us to comment on that we can see and hear directly from her stories/her page/her podcast. Veering into conspiracy-style speculation seems very unnecessary and reductive.
I can't help but laugh at this because...what the hell did she expect when she just abandoned an entire business and openly talks about how 'over' yoga she is?! I hope she DOESN'T manifest an amazing sale and has to actually sit with the consequences of her poor decisions for once. But we all know that probably won't happen. I'm sure Billionaire Daddy will just buy the studio and bail them out in the end.Just listened to the latest podcast. It’s a walk down memory lane of Island Yoga studio as they are closing. They are running out of money in Aruba (guess that new home really was a bargain and was done up with such a tight budget). And now can’t afford to pay staff. Anyway she is manifesting an amazing sale.
And her teasing more 'drama' - unsurprising and typical Rachel. I don't understand how ANYONE can be intrigued by anything she 'teases' anymore? Every announcement or thing she's 'not ready to talk about yet' ends up being so damn BORING and drab. She literally lives to invent drama out of thin air.