There is a point in nearly every interaction with a narcissistic partner that you will begin to lose your footing, become confused, and emotionally overwhelmed. This is a warning sign you’re sinking into emotional quicksand. A wise counsellor brought this metaphor to my attention, and it has stuck with me. I want to share…
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein No matter what your circumstances, I want to challenge you to choose the mindset of empowerment. You have the power to change how you think, how you feel, and what you do. Here are 3 self care tips for feeling better when you live…
Gaslighting is an attempt to confuse and minimize your feelings and reality, to deflect heat onto you, and evade the consequences and feeling the shame of misdeeds and mistakes. It is a form of emotional abuse and manipulation. It is the most often used tactic of those with narcissistic traits and tendencies. If…
You cannot transform your life with a victim mentality. So much of what is out there today on narcissistic abuse is heavily rooted in victim mentality. There are some who say it is ‘victim blaming’ or ‘victim shaming’ when I share my views on taking a growth and empowered mindset around this topic…
You cannot transform your life with a victim mentality. So much of what is out there today on narcissistic abuse is heavily rooted in victim mentality. There are some who say it is ‘victim blaming’ or ‘victim shaming’ when I share my views on taking a growth and empowered mindset around this topic…
A Crazymaking Covert Narcissistic Abuse Pattern You Have Come to Know In this Blogcast, I’m sharing a story (with permission) that perfectly illustrates what the covert narcissistic abuse cycle looks like and what you may be feeling when you’re in it. Here is the story: “I signed up for the ETC self study course minutes…
You are in a relationship with a narcissistic spouse, and you want to know if he can change. I feel you, and my heart goes out to you. You have history, a business, family, home, children, a life with this person, and your dream life is not turning out as you envisioned. You feel stuck,…
After a powerful group coaching call with my ETC members today, this blog post came to me after guiding the women on the call to stepping into their power and setting new boundaries to put a stop to the unbelievable treatment they are tolerating from an unconscious, abusive partner. I hope this helps you……
The hallmark of an abusive relationship is the cyclic nature of the phases, and predictability of the tactics and patterns. Abuse takes many forms, for the sake of this blog post, I am referring to covert emotional/narcissistic abuse. For women in this type of relationship, the cycle isn’t something they are aware of,…
The Only Way to Truly Heal is To Shift Out Of Victim Mentality and Into Empowerment I’ve had to reflect on the words and message I want to convey in this post, because to be honest, all of my personal and professional experience as a therapist has led me to taking a very different…