Luis Ruelas’ ex has an impressive resume. Vanessa Reiser is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in narcissistic abuse, codependency, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder. On her website, she writes, “While we can’t change difficult situations of the past, or erase traumas from our lives, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges through strong coping mechanisms and tools.”
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The therapist also walks her talk, or in this case, she took off running. Reiser ran 285 miles, or close to 11 marathons, to raise awareness and money to support victims of narcissistic abuse. Per Washington Heights-Inwood Patch, she said, “I did not know the true meaning of what narcissistic abuse was and what it was like for the victims who lived with it until I started to research… I am now part of a tribe; a group of special superheroes who have survived it.” Wearing a wedding dress and white leggings, she trekked from Oswego to New York City to draw attention to her cause. She told People TV she was engaged to a narcissistic abuser, saying, “There was a lot of pain.” Reiser seemingly drew from her experience to carve out a new path and purpose.
