So many people with wonderful hearts who radiate empathy and compassion, have tried to help narcissists. But it doesn’t work. In fact, it leaves them broken, empty and even lifeless. Why? And how can we heal from this? Learn exactly why, as well as how to heal from this tendency, in this week’s Thriver […]

  Last week, in Part One, we explored the reasons why we fell for a narcissist and why it can be very difficult to leave and stay away. And why, in this Community, we DO struggle to end it and break free, whereas other people just don’t … even if they were initially hoodwinked by […]

  Cognitive Dissonance is a very important topic because it is something everyone who has experienced narcissistic abuse encounters. It is a normal human brain function that operates to protect us, but when we are trying to create a life free of abuse and stop getting hurt, and leave and hold No Contact … It has […]

  It’s a great question – and one that if we could answer truthfully could help inoculate ourselves against another narcissist, as well as provide the remedy for others so that they never have to experience one. There are two trains of thought in regard to the answer of this. The most obvious answer in […]

  I asked the Community this week, what people would like me to write about in this week’s upcoming blog article. The most common request people asked about was, “How can I trust again?” … It’s a great topic, and I’m really going to enjoy talking about that with you. So here goes ….

  Last week we did a deep dive into why narcissists do not have the ability to genuinely care when we are in times of need. And why they switch off, detach, get angry, act weird or diminish the people they are supposed to care about the most, when they’re ill or in challenging times. […]

  This question has been coming up so much in the Community lately, and it is certainly always a really big theme in the Private Facebook 3 Keys Groups. It is one of the most invasive reasons why people can stay hooked to narcissists and keep breaking No Contact, because they are trying to stop […]

  I really wanted to write this article, even though I had done two previous articles on this topic … because lately so many people have been asking about this. And I can only hope and pray this is because more people are realising that this is what they need to do – if they are going […]

  Last week I wrote about a topic that has been covered in great detail in abuse recovery circles … The 3 phases of narcissistic abuse – idolise, devalue and discard. I’m very glad that I decided to approach this topic, as we’ve had an incredible response and a lot of really encouraging discussion from […]