The path to recovery from narcissistic abuse holds many surprises. You may find, like I did, that forgiveness while unfathomable and inconceivable at first actually becomes attainable. Virtually 99% of you will get to that level because you have to, because it is way too painful to try to survive your wounds when you’re committed […]

When you’re around someone who sucks your Life Force out of you, it will feel like a constant energy drain on you – to the point of exhaustion. It will also feel like everything is always about them and that your opinion doesn’t matter – they’re not listening to you, they don’t seem the least […]

After being narcissistically abused, absolutely you feel shattered. How can you trust life and others, and especially yourself after what you have been through? I put it to people this way … you are like a bird whose wings are broken. You can’t fly anymore, but if you take the healing hiatus and go into […]

It’s very normal to have the fear of meeting another narcissist after being narcissistically abused. It’s terrifying for people contemplating another love relationship, but also daunting for those who have had narcissistic bosses or co-workers, neighbours or friends. In fact, you may have spent your entire life trying to battle narcissists from all angles! I […]

Breaking up with a narcissist isn’t like ending a normal relationship. It’s tumultuous. It’s devastating and it can even be dangerous. Why? Because, at the narcissist’s last stand, he or she will try to inflict maximum confusion, pain and punishment. One thing is for sure, the narcissist will usually try to one-up you and severely […]

Every New Year brings the opportunity for a new beginning – so welcome 2021 and good riddance 2020! I hope that, like me, you are wanting to seize this chance to move forward and release what does not serve you anymore. In our first Thriver TV episode of 2021 we are going to be covering […]

Toxic shame creeps into your being when you’ve been narcissistically abused. You may suffer from the shame of having gotten it all wrong or because you made many mistakes along the way and you lost everything and everyone that mattered to you. And when you are caught in the depths of those feelings of shame […]

Being able to switch from the role of being taunted and traumatized by the narcissist to being free of them and their harassment first requires understanding how the narcissist was able to disempower you. Disempowering you was always the plan, it is the result of using you as their energy source because they are incapable […]

There are narcissists in the world – it’s a fact – an unavoidable and unfortunate fact. Good and bad people exist, and the bad people can be friends, potential lovers, spiritual people, therapists, bosses, neighbours or anyone at all. But you need to lose your fear and your hatred of narcissists because if you’ve still […]