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UGLY DUCKLING WORKSHOPS™

An extension of the Ugly Duckling Series

Workshops, books, audiobooks and apps by A. Damianakis

Workshops


Self-study workshops built from the books, with audio lessons in the author's own voice, a printable workbook, and a private tracker.

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Self-study workshop

Black Swans Undercover “N”: Covert Psychological Manipulation Finally Explained

Thirty-nine audio lessons in the author's own voice, about five hours in all. A 163-page workbook. The Pattern Map, a private tracker that gathers your own entries into one picture.

What is inside

  • Audio lessonsEach lesson is drawn from the text of the book and read in the author's voice. Listen in order, one at a time.
  • The workbookA printable PDF with a page for every lesson: what to look for in yourself, what to look for between you, and what to carry into the week.
  • The Pattern MapA tracker that keeps your entries on your own device only. It gathers them by tactic and phase so the pattern shows itself. A quick-exit button and a clear-everything button are on every screen.

The modules

  • Start HereWelcome, how to use the workshop, and the introduction to the book
  • Part OnePhilosophical Rationale, Epistemological Assertions, and Methodological Assumptions, in 12 lessons
  • Part TwoThe Question No One Thinks to Ask: Cognitive Dissonance Laundering™ and the Grievance Architecture, in 5 lessons
  • The six phasesThe 116 tactics of the Distortion Cascade™, phase by phase: Reality Distortion, Isolation and Dependency, Accountability Evasion, Identity Dissolution, Containment and Exit Prevention, Post-Exposure Operations
  • ReviewPattern Recognition Review: the review questions, resources, and support

Two ways to take it

Group trackA set day and time each week. Everyone works the same lesson, and the group keeps each other accountable.
Self-studyYour own pace. The lessons, workbook, and tracker are yours from the start.

Everyone who completes a workshop is invited to the live events, so the whole group stands on the same ground.

For educational purposes only. The workshops are not a substitute for counseling, pastoral, or medical services of any kind.

If you need help now: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. If you may be monitored, reach out from a device the other person cannot access.

Publications


The Ugly Duckling Series. Every title by A. Damianakis, with the companion workbook beside each book.

Black Swans Undercover

Connecting the Dots

Orthodox Psychotherapy Applied

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Companion workbook

Orthodox Survival Tactical Guide: The Practical Companion to Orthodox Psychotherapy Applied: The Interior Campaign

Audiobooks


Read by the author.

Audiobook cover of Black Swans Undercover "N"

Audiobook

Black Swans Undercover “N”: Covert Psychological Manipulation Finally Explained

Audiobook cover of Connecting the Dots

Audiobook

Connecting the Dots: A Counselor's Toolbox for Better Relationships

Apps


Companion apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.

Substack


A publication for each book. Free subscribers read the openings; paid subscribers get the full value.