Thrive After Abuse

After experiencing the highs of love bombing, and the whirlwind romance that they thought was their soul mate only to be dropped to the lowest lows, many people are terrified to date again. But there [...]

There are three main reasons people don’t listen to their instincts: 1. They are vulnerable which leads them to being “starved out” in some area, and it’s really hard to think clearly when a person [...]

The last Thursday of every month we have a live stream book club discussion on a book revolving around understanding, or how to heal from, narcissistic abuse. The book club book for Febrary 2017 was [...]

Love doesn’t cause pain.  People with painful behavior cause pain.  If you can learn the warning signs of painful/problematic people you can protect yourself.  You need to take some time to really get to know [...]

This epsiode is a combination of relaxation music and affirmations for those who are struggling with C-PTSD.  These affirmations are designed to help you get centered and rebuild healthy self-esteem and self-talk. (((HUGS)))

Once your eyes are open to narcissistic abuse it can literally feel like you are attracting these people. In reality it is not so much about who you are attracting and more about who you [...]

The term (and concept) of codependency is one of those terms that either offers a lot of clarity to people or it makes them feel revictimized.  My intentions are not to place blame, or to [...]

This is a shorter video from the live stream on October 5, 2016. The question asked was, “What if I’m wrong? What if they aren’t a narcissist?” The live streams are a time where we [...]

Emotional flashback are intense, but once you can start to become aware of what they feel like and are able to identify them, they can be fantastic pointers to where your unhealed traumas are and [...]

Forgiveness. The concept of forgiveness has been so misused, misapplied, and overall manipulated that it’s important to understand what it really is so you (or someone you care about) isn’t sucked back into a toxic [...]

Manipulation does not always look like we think it does. Most manipulation is very subtle and it starts gradually–and is a slow decent into big trouble. Here are a few things to look out for. [...]

In this episode I discuss the pros and cons of trying to warn a new person their their “Prince (or Princess) Charming” is really narcissistic and abusive. …Have a question you’d like answered in a [...]

In this episode, the question of what a normal relationship is discussed.  It’s very common for a person to come out of a relationship with a narcissist, and to be so confused as to what’s [...]

Love Bombing is where one person “bombs” another with constant complements and communication.  This is a technique that is most commonly assosciated with cults, but it can and does frequently happen with narcissists or emotional [...]

It’s important that we all know ourselves well enough to know what are deal breakers for us–and what we consider workable behavior is, because treating deal breaker behavior like it’s workable behavior is how (and one [...]