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How to Know You Have a Vulnerable Narcissist Mother

When you hear the signs of narcissism, they’re often referring to loud, attention-seekers. Read on to know if you are dealing with a vulnerable narcissist mother.

How to Know if You Have a Covert Narcissist Mother

Covert narcissist mothers behave differently than their overt counterparts making them harder to spot and identify. Here are the characteristics of these manipulators.

how to navigate caregiving your toxic narcissistic mother

Are you caregiving an elderly narcissistic mother? How to deal with the frustration, burnout, and feeling that you have no choice but to look after your abuser.

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childhood trauma/ Relationships/ dysfunctional family

5/5/21 5/5/21

Why forgiveness is hard and how to forgive authentically

If you’ve been wronged, you know how hard forgiveness can be. Even, or especially, when the wrongdoing came from a close friend or family member.

5/3/21 5/3/21

What is imposter syndrome and how to overcome it

Imposter syndrome is the feeling you’re not as competent as other people believe you to be. It makes us believe we’ve achieved great things through luck instead of skill. And that others will discover we’re not as capable as they think we are.

4/30/21 4/30/21

How to stop being over responsible and why you are

If you’re over responsible you have trouble asking for help, give more than you take, and listen more than you share. You say sorry more than most people and tend to look out for the needs of others more than your own.

4/28/21 4/28/21

How to overcome social isolation created by adverse childhood events

In my previous post, I wrote about the link between social isolation and childhood trauma. Now, we’ll look at how to overcome this common consequence of unresolved adverse childhood events.

4/26/21 4/26/21

How childhood trauma causes isolation and how to overcome

We’re living in a time when isolation has become more common. Even before the health scare, people reported higher levels of loneliness and less in-person interaction.

4/23/21 4/23/21

Why it's important to develop emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence helps you in all areas of life: relationships, workplace, goal setting, and how you feel about yourself in general. And success in these areas will obviously improve your quality of life.

4/21/21 4/21/21

Why you need to get out of your comfort zone now

The comfort zone is a phrase first coined in the 90s by author Judith Bardwick. She described it as a risk-averse place of routine, and the enemy of progress. In other words, growth never happens inside the comfort zone.

4/19/21 4/19/21

Self care is never selfish: how to know if it's self care or self-sabotage

Contrary to popular belief, self care is never selfish. The true problem arises when we practice acts of self-sabotage and call them self care.

4/16/21 4/16/21

How to know the difference between love addiction and a crush

Have you heard of love addiction? It’s different from sex addiction and affects women more than men. The most common reason for this behavior is childhood emotional neglect and abuse.

4/14/21 4/14/21

Why willpower is a myth and never works for long

Some say those who fall prey to addictions lack willpower. But at the height of my alcohol dependence I trained for and completed a marathon. I monitored my caloric intake and never gained an ounce of fat.

4/12/21 4/12/21

Why you need personal standards and how to set them

Personal standards are like boundaries that keep you safe. They let the good people in and keep the bad people out. Or at least the people who may not be best for you.

4/9/21 4/9/21

Why you can never relax and enjoy your free time

Do you feel as though you can never relax, even on vacation? Is every spare moment filled with activities and obligations, most of which you don’t enjoy?

4/7/21 4/7/21

Signs you underestimate yourself and how to see clearly

When you underestimate yourself, it can lead to a lack of fulfillment in life. You fall short of your purpose and potential because you hold yourself back.

4/5/21 4/5/21

Signs of toxic people and how to deal with them

Nobody’s perfect, but toxic people can really hold you back and make you question yourself. They come in many forms, but here are four major red flags.

3/29/21 3/29/21

How to recover from being the family scapegoat

If you played the role of family scapegoat, others targeted you for shame, blame, and abuse to avoid looking at themselves and their own problems.