When One Parent Has Narcissistic Traits
Co-parenting is hard when the other parent is defensive, image-focused, or uses conflict as fuel. It gets even harder when kids start carrying emotional weight that does not belong to them. This article is for
When Your Adult Kids Side With the Narcissistic Parent
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Why Narcissists Love “Low-Maintenance” Women And Why We Love Animals So Much
Why Narcissists Love "Low-Maintenance" Women and Why We Love Animals So Much In my work with survivors of narcissistic abuse, I hear some version of this all the time: "I am really low maintenance. I
The Secret Rescue Fantasy Of Strong Women Raised By Narcissists
How smart, capable women end up living in their heads with an imaginary prince while staying in very real pain If you are an emotionally intelligent, self-supporting woman who has survived narcissistic abuse, you
When Their Post Split Glow Up Makes You Doubt Yourself
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Will My Narcissistic Parent Ever Change
If you grew up with a narcissistic parent, you probably spent most of your childhood doing emotional gymnastics to survive. You tried to be: good enough helpful enough quiet enough impressive enough You kept hoping that
