Without further ado, here are three ways that narcissistic parents wreak havoc and incessantly impact their adult children: Immune to Emotional Maturity and Empathy Narcissistic parents are immune to your emotions yet want to dictate and tell you how you should feel; they diligently dodge and bypass any roads that lead to your emotional needs, and, overall, they can be extremely emotionally … [Read more...] about Parental Narcissism: Three Trying Traits that Negatively Impact Adult Children of Narcissists
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Understanding IPV: Defining Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence
The topic of abuse has been in the spotlight more and more over the past few years. Drawing awareness to abuse and abusive relationships is extremely important in helping survivors get help and heal from these experiences. However, we are also seeing a misuse in the language and understanding of abuse, domestic violence, and intimate partner violence. So, what are the definitions of these terms … [Read more...] about Understanding IPV: Defining Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence
4 Sexual Myths That Aren’t Helpful to Women
The assumptions and beliefs that you hold onto about “How a woman should act in bedroom?” form your views about your sexual self. Focusing on “how” is not helpful. This question is going to cause you to be performative – meaning that you’ll pay more close attention to what you are doing, how you are doing, your husband’s pleasure and your “ability” to satisfy him. This whole focus on your … [Read more...] about 4 Sexual Myths That Aren’t Helpful to Women
Mini-Me Madness: Exposing Engulfing, Narcissistic Parents and Establishing Boundaries during Adulthood
Some parents dream of and pursue parenthood for secretly selfish, self-absorbed reasons; it’s just a fact of life. Some parental figures strut into the world of permanent parenthood with a grossly grandiose sense of self—wondering what’s in it for them, wanting to leave a lavish legacy, or waiting to be nurtured by their adult children in old age. Some parents, however, don’t wait until the golden … [Read more...] about Mini-Me Madness: Exposing Engulfing, Narcissistic Parents and Establishing Boundaries during Adulthood
Introduction to Sexless Relationships: What couples can expect when seeking counseling for low sexual desire or sexless relationships
Up until recently, low sexual desire issues are treated as a biological or an individual’s problem and recognized mostly in a medical setting, yet today, we recognize that it’s highly contextual – whatever is happening outside of the bedroom is impacting inside of the bedroom. Financial stress, communication issues, bodily insecurities, childbirth, personal sexual dysfunction such as erectile … [Read more...] about Introduction to Sexless Relationships: What couples can expect when seeking counseling for low sexual desire or sexless relationships
Trauma Markdowns and Narcissistic Abuse Fog
“If I had one dollar deposited into my savings account whenever anyone downplayed their trauma, I’d be a millionaire by now.” “If a stranger handed me twenty bucks every time someone contemplated whether or not their trauma ‘counts’, I’d be set for life in no time.” Know that there’s no such thing as a trauma club gatekeeper, and keep in mind that it’s not up to me or others to pound the gavel … [Read more...] about Trauma Markdowns and Narcissistic Abuse Fog
