Why You Might Mistake Kindness for Chemistry After Narcissistic Abuse

How attachment wounds can turn warmth, steadiness, and basic respect into a romantic fantasy There is a particular kind of confusion that can happen after narcissistic abuse. Someone is kind to you. They are steady.

By |2026-05-17T17:18:59-07:00May 2nd, 2026|Abuse, Narcissistic Abuse, Therapy|0 Comments

The Happy Face That Hurts: Why Survivors Pretend They’re Fine

  How fawning, self-silencing, and smiling through pain keep survivors stuck, and what actually helps. If you grew up with or loved a narcissist, you probably learned to smile when you wanted to scream. You

By |2025-11-05T17:03:54-08:00November 4th, 2025|Abuse, Narcissist, Therapy|0 Comments

Living With Narcissist Glasses On: Learning to Trust After Narcissistic Abuse

Taken from our conversation on the podcast: Two Queens and a Joker: My Narcissist's Ex and Me, we talked about the fact that leaving a narcissistic relationship is often described as freedom, but the truth is

By |2025-10-13T12:48:08-07:00September 25th, 2025|Abuse, Education, Narcissist|0 Comments

Why Narcissists Disrespect Your Privacy, Even in the Bathroom

If you grew up in a home with narcissistic dynamics, you may remember the feeling of never truly being alone. Even the bathroom wasn’t safe. I remember this vividly from my own childhood, doors didn’t mean

By |2025-10-13T12:48:25-07:00September 12th, 2025|Abuse, Control, Narcissist|0 Comments

Are you An Empath? (You Probably Aren’t Just Attracting Narcissists)

Do You Consider Yourself an Empath? You Probably Aren’t Just Attracting Narcissists. If you’ve ever identified as an empath, chances are you’ve been told some version of this: “Empaths attract narcissists.” And while there’s some

By |2025-10-13T12:49:56-07:00August 23rd, 2025|Abuse, Empath, Narcissistic Abuse|0 Comments

The Narcissist’s Image Game: Controlling the Story to Keep You Powerless

Explore strategies for dealing with the enabler of a narcissist in our blog 'Managing Relationships with the Enabler of a Narcissist: Navigating Complex Interactions'.

By |2025-08-04T12:18:26-07:00August 4th, 2025|Abuse, Control, Narcissist|0 Comments
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