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August 2, 2018 Narcissism

Love Bombing And Other WMDs

Abuse survivors are usually wary of new relationships for extremely good reasons that are not their fault. Almost always, the

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July 11, 2018 Complex Trauma

Who Am I, and What Do I Want?

Healing from narcissistic and emotional abuse is a lifelong unraveling. One has to scrape through many layers of gunk made

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April 24, 2018 Complex Trauma / Narcissism / Popular / Resources for Survivors

Emotional Neglect Harms As Much As Overt Abuse

I grew up in an extremely dysfunctional home with a raging, alcoholic, narcissistic father. I still carry a lot of

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April 10, 2018 Complex Trauma

Emergencies are Easy- Healing is Hard

A couple weeks ago, my daughter had a medical emergency. I was four hours away. My husband and I had

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March 24, 2018 Complex Trauma / Narcissism / Resources for Survivors

For Trauma Survivors, ‘Pushing Through’ Isn’t Heroic- It’s Avoidant

I study a lot of stories, and I am well-versed in the power of inspirational stories to uplift and entertain

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February 1, 2018 Complex Trauma / Resources for Survivors

Why Trauma Survivors Can’t Just Let It Go

It seems the deeper I journey into the healing and recovery process, the more I find that much of our

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December 6, 2017 Complex Trauma / Resources for Survivors

Actually, It Was That Bad

Recently, I wrote about the ways “It’s not that bad” has kept me from owning and validating the true cost

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September 27, 2017 Complex Trauma

Bracing for the Second Wound

I imagine most of my posts this week will be about processing the almost-crash we experienced, here. I’ve been doing

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September 26, 2017 Complex Trauma

A Trauma Milestone

I just spent the last few days on retreat, where my family later joined me. It was some much needed

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September 11, 2017 Complex Trauma / Popular / Resources for Survivors

Someday, I’ll Have to Deal With That

I consider myself to be fairly self-aware and introspective. I’ve always been willing to look at my life and my

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