What do you do when you need to react to a situation but you feel so overwhelmed by the difficulties that you don’t even know where to start? That was Cindy’s dilemma when I spoke to her earlier this week.
Cindy needed to leave an abusive partner and believe in herself enough to rebuild a good […]
What if almost everything that an abuser ever said to was just one big, fat lie after another? How might that affect the view of yourself that you currently hold?
By the time an emotionally abusive relationship ends you know that it was all just a big con. The partner who swore to love you – […]
Abusive people teach you not to have boundaries. Your role is to prioritize every want, need, or whim that they might have. Saying “No” is seen an act of selfishness.
If you have experienced emotional and narcissistic abuse, you have likely learned not to get curious and question your abuser. However, curiosity can be therapeutic. In fact, you can use just three simple questions to achieve powerful emotional breakthroughs that will accelerate your healing.
This week, I’ve been talking with a lot of women who are struggling to heal from narcissistic abuse. They are putting a lot of energy into their recovery. Yet, they are not getting the kind of results that they would like. As I listened to them, three key points emerged. I wanted to share them […]
How do you do life after you have had your heart broken and your spirit crushed by narcissistic abuse? If that strikes you as an impossible question, I hear you. It’s both normal and understandable to feel that the challenge you face is both overwhelming and impossible.
And yet, there is always a way […]
Detaching emotionally from a toxic, abusive person that you have loved deeply is never easy. But what do you do when you find out that they are grappling with a major life crisis?
How do you reconcile the sense of obligation that you feel with taking care of yourself?
How do you deal with that reflex feeling […]
This week, I want to tell you about a lovely client, let’s call her Jan. Jan typifies the kind of person – possibly rather like you – who has already made leaps and bounds in her awareness about emotional abuse and how it affects a person. But she still has something holding her back.
Jan has […]
Have you ever felt broken as a result of narcissistic and emotional abuse? If you have, that feeling is a perfectly normal response to the kind of deeply damaging relationship that you have been through. However, it is a huge drain on the energy and motivation that you can bring to bear on all areas […]
Have you ever worried about being the toxic one in your relationship?
Did this happen because you were labelled The Problem or The Narcissist by someone who was, actually, in no position to cast a first stone?
If so, you know that such labels and accusations play strange tricks on your mind. You end up both knowing that you […]
Over the next 5 days, I'll send you some lessons and tips that I've found have really helped women to heal from narcissistic abuse. Starting with the basics.
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