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Loneliness, Another Narcissist or Something Else?
Narcissistic abuse is so painful that it completely crushes your faith in humanity. How do you risk opening your heart again after being so soul-betrayed by someone you loved and trusted? As humans, we are built to connect, but that carries the risk of being hurt again. So instead, we may choose to remain alone […]
Narcissistic Abuse and Attachment Styles
Have you heard about different attachment styles? Having a secure attachment style makes it easier to choose and maintain stable and healthy relationships, so in this latest Thriver TV episode I want to talk about why we can be trapped in anxious or avoidant attachment styles – unless we turn within to heal. I also […]
Gaslighting – How Dangerous Is It?
You have probably heard the term ‘gaslighting’, and know it is a confusing and manipulative form of abuse. In today’s Thriver TV episode, I want to go deeply into just how damaging it is. Gaslighting is so much more than someone trying to be ‘right’ and make you ‘wrong’. Or even having a skewed reality […]
Overcoming Narcissistic Abuse and Addictions
Most of us know first-hand how difficult it is to go No Contact with a narcissist. The agonising pain of being without them can have us feeling powerless, out of control and unable to resist the compulsion to contact them. Even when we do ‘detox’ from them, we can find ourselves falling into other addictions […]
No Contact The Truth
Happy New Year to you all, and welcome to the first Thriver TV of 2023! Today’s topic is No Contact, which most of us in this community know is necessary when healing from narcissistic abuse. Yet exactly how to achieve this without self-sabotaging is much less commonly understood. In most cases, No Contact will fail […]
The Difference Between Empaths & Co-dependents
It’s an oft-repeated myth that being an empath automatically means you attract narcissists or are vulnerable to abuse. This can leave survivors of abuse feeling powerless, because they have no desire to change if it means losing their sensitivity to the emotions of others and their empathy. So in this week’s Thriver TV episode I […]
From Horrible Holidays To Healing Liberation
We will all have tales of horrible Holidays – the parent who storms out on Christmas Day leaving the children distraught; the partner who provokes and snipes until you snap and meltdown in front of guests; the cheater who disappears on Christmas Eve and doesn’t return until Christmas Day is over – narcissists create pain […]
Do You Feel Unloved At Holiday Time?
Holiday season can be the most painful time of year for people – because traditionally it is exactly when we are supposed to be connected, loving and loved with family, friends and hopefully an intimate other. I remember in my past feeling so empty, worthless and discarded that I didn’t want to live. All I [...]
Why Narcissists Punish You at Holiday Time
I’m sure you will have noticed how when narcissists are miserable, then their nearest and dearest have to be punished – and this goes double for holiday time. Whether they are disrupting preparations, creating arguments and drama, giving you the silent treatment, or discarding you and going missing at crucial times, everything they do at […]