Must reads to recognize & heal complex ptsd
Daughters Of Narcissistic Mothers: How To Cope And Heal
Are you among the growing number of women realizing they’re daughters of narcissistic mothers? If so, this post will give you clarity and strategies to cope.
How Narcissistic Parents Make you Prone to Toxic Relationships
Many of us who were raised by narcissistic parents find ourselves in toxic relationships in work, friends, and romance. That doesn’t mean you’re codependent.
Toxic families don’t do this important thing
Toxic families can experience high conflict, but they rarely do so in a way that promotes growth or intimacy. That means they rarely say what they mean or feel.
When toxic parents are not all right or wrong
When you finally admit you have toxic parents, you feel confused when you remember good times. But, no one is all good or all bad, and all human beings have nuance.
Why letting go of toxic people improves your whole life
You may have heard the value of letting go of negative feelings. But have you considered letting go of those people who create misery in your life instead?
Why it’s important to let go of needing to know why
Needing to know why keeps you stuck. You believe answering the question of why family members treated you the way they did will give you closure.
How to stop feeling alone and lonely
One outcome of growing up in a home with abuse or neglect is feeling alone in the world. If nobody had your back, you became self-sufficient to protect yourself.
Why the scapegoat leaves and how to survive the fallout
When the scapegoat leaves, it is after a long period of gaslighting and bullying that has created a sense of self-loathing and made staying intolerable.
Cycle breaker: what it means and how to become one
You may have seen the term cycle breaker on Instagram and other media. It refers to someone challenging past generational patterns so they can live differently.
How accepting their limitations will set you free
Have you ever been told to “let go” of resentment over how a family member treated you? Rather than letting go I suggest accepting their limitations instead.
How to get over feeling like you don't belong
Feeling like you don’t belong can be linked to adverse events in childhood. If you felt forced to suppress your own needs to win the love and acceptance of your caregivers, you never felt celebrated for your authentic self.
How to know when "you ruin everything" means something else
Have you been told “you ruin everything”? Perhaps not in so many words. But expressing honest thoughts or feelings got you maligned or punished.
Boredom: why it's not as simple as Brené Brown says
Brené Brown says boredom can be good for us. She wrote in her new book that she lets her kids do nothing because it allows their imagination room to grow.
How to express your emotions in spite of toxic family
If you grew up in a dysfunctional home, learning to express your emotions may be challenging. If you encountered emotional neglect and abuse, you had to suppress your feelings to survive.
How to recognize contempt in a dysfunctional family
If you grew up in a dysfunctional family, you may have been treated with contempt. When your parents looked at you with disdain rather than love, that was contempt.
7 tactics common to narcissistic abuse. Depending on the nature of the relationship and the level of narcissism, you may experience some or all of these.