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		By: Nancy Spears		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you so much for sharing this insightful post! The tips and advice offered are incredibly valuable for anyone seeking guidance and support. It’s so important to prioritize mental well-being, and your blog helps create a space for growth and healing. I appreciate the resources and encouragement you provide – keep up the wonderful work!

My practice is dedicated to stimulating emotional and relational health and well-being for couples, individuals, families, and other significant relationships. I specialize in helping clients gain insight and awareness; implement healthy boundaries; communicate and resolve conflict in a rational, productive manner; overcome and/or develop coping skills for major life challenges and transitions (e.g. - job loss, divorce, serious illness, mental/physical disabilities, grief/bereavement, emotional trauma); and to experience a more balanced and satisfying life. Drawing from an interactive, forward-moving, solutions-focused approach to therapy, I serve a broad spectrum of clients, emphasizing a client&#039;s strengths to achieve their desired growth potential. Complementary modalities and techniques are implemented to personally tailor therapy to each client’s individual needs.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you so much for sharing this insightful post! The tips and advice offered are incredibly valuable for anyone seeking guidance and support. It’s so important to prioritize mental well-being, and your blog helps create a space for growth and healing. I appreciate the resources and encouragement you provide – keep up the wonderful work!</p>
<p>My practice is dedicated to stimulating emotional and relational health and well-being for couples, individuals, families, and other significant relationships. I specialize in helping clients gain insight and awareness; implement healthy boundaries; communicate and resolve conflict in a rational, productive manner; overcome and/or develop coping skills for major life challenges and transitions (e.g. &#8211; job loss, divorce, serious illness, mental/physical disabilities, grief/bereavement, emotional trauma); and to experience a more balanced and satisfying life. Drawing from an interactive, forward-moving, solutions-focused approach to therapy, I serve a broad spectrum of clients, emphasizing a client&#8217;s strengths to achieve their desired growth potential. Complementary modalities and techniques are implemented to personally tailor therapy to each client’s individual needs.</p>
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		By: Melanie Tonia Evans		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/should-you-try-couples-counselling-with-a-narcissist/#comment-1249352&quot;&gt;Renee&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Renee,

my heart goes out to you.

Dear Lady, I know you are feeling a lot of pain and trauma right now, and please know you can&#039;t make him do anything he doesn&#039;t wish to do.

Your only option is to let go and heal you, for you, NOT him, and then see where it all lands.

I would love to suggest to you my free webinar www.melanietoniaevans.com/freewebinar which is incredibly empowering and healing for any relationship trauma and could give you clarity, and answer many questions for you right now.

It is my highest suggestion for you right now.

Please know I don&#039;t believe from what you have written that you are a narcissist - at all.

Sending love, hugs and healing

Mel 🙏💕💚]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/should-you-try-couples-counselling-with-a-narcissist/#comment-1249352">Renee</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Renee,</p>
<p>my heart goes out to you.</p>
<p>Dear Lady, I know you are feeling a lot of pain and trauma right now, and please know you can&#8217;t make him do anything he doesn&#8217;t wish to do.</p>
<p>Your only option is to let go and heal you, for you, NOT him, and then see where it all lands.</p>
<p>I would love to suggest to you my free webinar <a href="http://www.melanietoniaevans.com/freewebinar" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.melanietoniaevans.com/freewebinar</a> which is incredibly empowering and healing for any relationship trauma and could give you clarity, and answer many questions for you right now.</p>
<p>It is my highest suggestion for you right now.</p>
<p>Please know I don&#8217;t believe from what you have written that you are a narcissist &#8211; at all.</p>
<p>Sending love, hugs and healing</p>
<p>Mel 🙏💕💚</p>
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		By: Renee		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 02:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have ended up on your blog because my spouse has asked for a divorce. We have been having issues because of several issues we have had (started with him going to strip clubs, watching porn in the car &#038; office, and finally an emotional affair) issues that were ongoing and I was unable to become “okay” after all this and asked for complete transparency and intention to work on mending our relationship. He then has been distant for months and had even said “I love you but I’m not in love with you” and also said “we are a family I love you let’s work on things and be together” then after a couple of months he became completely distant and emotionally detached. He broke to me that he wants a divorce after I repeatedly asked what was wrong. He said during a recent argument I disrespected him and that he has noticed that I don’t ask about his medicines, and show care towards him. I have found that he went to counseling on his own and I found a book in his belongings that was about “disarming the narcissist”. It looks like he believes me to be a narcissist. I am heartbroken. I don’t know if I truly am that way. I was just upset about the things he did and wanted him to show some true remorse and reassurance. Now he has claimed to family that I’m very combative and uncaring, disrespectful, etc.. painting me the bad character in the marriage. I am not a saint but I wanted to have equal respect and not be constantly criticized for everything that is perceived as “not ok” or “not enough”.  I have two small kids and I believed we are just two people who are hurt with bad communication cycles and have not sought help at the right time and can still be reconciled. I asked to go to couples therapy.. he has refused. I also said “maybe I will go alone to see what I can fix to make this right” to which he scoffed and said “what are you gonna go and do alone?!” I am at a standstill. He has made it clear he doesn’t love me anymore and I don’t know what to do. Am I the narcissist? Am I the one who doesn’t deserve love? It is unbearable and I have apologized sincerely for any hurts and have asked for a chance to fix this marriage but it feels hopeless.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have ended up on your blog because my spouse has asked for a divorce. We have been having issues because of several issues we have had (started with him going to strip clubs, watching porn in the car &amp; office, and finally an emotional affair) issues that were ongoing and I was unable to become “okay” after all this and asked for complete transparency and intention to work on mending our relationship. He then has been distant for months and had even said “I love you but I’m not in love with you” and also said “we are a family I love you let’s work on things and be together” then after a couple of months he became completely distant and emotionally detached. He broke to me that he wants a divorce after I repeatedly asked what was wrong. He said during a recent argument I disrespected him and that he has noticed that I don’t ask about his medicines, and show care towards him. I have found that he went to counseling on his own and I found a book in his belongings that was about “disarming the narcissist”. It looks like he believes me to be a narcissist. I am heartbroken. I don’t know if I truly am that way. I was just upset about the things he did and wanted him to show some true remorse and reassurance. Now he has claimed to family that I’m very combative and uncaring, disrespectful, etc.. painting me the bad character in the marriage. I am not a saint but I wanted to have equal respect and not be constantly criticized for everything that is perceived as “not ok” or “not enough”.  I have two small kids and I believed we are just two people who are hurt with bad communication cycles and have not sought help at the right time and can still be reconciled. I asked to go to couples therapy.. he has refused. I also said “maybe I will go alone to see what I can fix to make this right” to which he scoffed and said “what are you gonna go and do alone?!” I am at a standstill. He has made it clear he doesn’t love me anymore and I don’t know what to do. Am I the narcissist? Am I the one who doesn’t deserve love? It is unbearable and I have apologized sincerely for any hurts and have asked for a chance to fix this marriage but it feels hopeless.</p>
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		By: karen		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Essentially we say that everything is the narcissist&#039;s fault as well. Don&#039;t we expect the counselors or anyone for that matter to see their faults and want them to see who the &quot;Real&quot; problem is? After all don&#039;t we blame them for all the craziness? And how they hurt us? And why we have issues and do and say things that are inappropriate? What is the difference between what we are saying and doing and what proceeds from their mouths?  Come on, let&#039;s be honest at least. We want the counselors and other people to take our side and see our truths. Yeah I went to counseling with this person. Yes they believed him. Yes he convinced them I am the narc, I am abusive and yes I am the problem. It left me feeling totally broken. .]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Essentially we say that everything is the narcissist&#8217;s fault as well. Don&#8217;t we expect the counselors or anyone for that matter to see their faults and want them to see who the &#8220;Real&#8221; problem is? After all don&#8217;t we blame them for all the craziness? And how they hurt us? And why we have issues and do and say things that are inappropriate? What is the difference between what we are saying and doing and what proceeds from their mouths?  Come on, let&#8217;s be honest at least. We want the counselors and other people to take our side and see our truths. Yeah I went to counseling with this person. Yes they believed him. Yes he convinced them I am the narc, I am abusive and yes I am the problem. It left me feeling totally broken. .</p>
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		By: Melanie Tonia Evans		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/should-you-try-couples-counselling-with-a-narcissist/#comment-1248872&quot;&gt;Jen&lt;/a&gt;.

Oh yes, Jen that was your answer!

Sending power and healing to you

Mel 🙏💕💚]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/should-you-try-couples-counselling-with-a-narcissist/#comment-1248872">Jen</a>.</p>
<p>Oh yes, Jen that was your answer!</p>
<p>Sending power and healing to you</p>
<p>Mel 🙏💕💚</p>
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		By: Jen		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My ex husband is a narcissist and I had been going to counseling for myself, he didn&#039;t think he needed it. I begged him to go to one session with me and he finally agreed...he said &quot;only if I can talk to him first alone&quot;.  I laughed, shook my head and walked away...that was my answer!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My ex husband is a narcissist and I had been going to counseling for myself, he didn&#8217;t think he needed it. I begged him to go to one session with me and he finally agreed&#8230;he said &#8220;only if I can talk to him first alone&#8221;.  I laughed, shook my head and walked away&#8230;that was my answer!</p>
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		By: shirley		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/should-you-try-couples-counselling-with-a-narcissist/#comment-1248080&quot;&gt;Katherine&lt;/a&gt;.

Melanie is oooohhh so right about this. I will say directly up front, I am going to counseling.  That said, I will also &quot;reveal&quot; that I tend to be a very logical thinker.  Some might would deem this &quot;odd&quot; because I am F E M A L E.  Guess what? We are out here. We do  not all operate from emotion alone!  And personally, I am way past over being treated with that &quot;there, there woman&quot; assumption that we are all hysterical females. Yeah, I am aware of the PERVERTED MALE PSYCHO-BABEL that&#039;s been written. Again, I digress. I started with Melanie  F I R S T!!! I knew I would have to immediately get some relief from my pain beyond getting away from him. Why? Because my logical still knew that &quot;I didn&#039;t necessarily want to Survive&quot;. Just for the pain to IMMEDIATELY STOP.  Her teachings helped immediately stop some of THAT pain.  Talk therapy can be a VERY difficult and kinda slow process. I have been to talk therapy more than once and was not able to talk. I was not able to speak, I was soooo upset!!!  So I am a believer in her processes.  Because I am such a logical thinker, my process unfolds like this.....I Start with my heart, if you will, because, although &quot;logical&quot; my heart has a BIG tendency to override whatever my logical brain &quot;knows you know&quot;, ie: protect your jewels - your HEART and SOUL!  Talk therapy for me helps releave my mind in that, I Am Not Going Insane, He&#039;s just making me feel that way. I have always known it would not be a/the cure. i operate at 100% me when my mind and heart are in SINC. Melanie&#039;s Quanta is the HEALING, the one that assures you will never have to suffer again from neither the narcissist or the inner wounds that made you vulnerable to this kind of evil from someone. I won&#039;t be in talk therapy much longer because of Melanie and Quanta. They definately helped save my life and re-teach me that &quot;I KNOW WHAT I KNOW about me!!!  and....I AM KIND, GENEROUS, LOVING, SYMPATHETIC, EMPATHETIC, A GOOD FRIEND, SOMETIMES FUNNY, SOMETIMES GOOFY, TRY SOMETHING NEW, SEE SOMETHING NEW, LOVING THE OUTDOORS AND PLANTS, COOKING UP SOMETHING TASTY ....KIND OF GAL!! I would love to have someone like me.  oh wait, I DO!   HAHAHAHAHAHAHa]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/should-you-try-couples-counselling-with-a-narcissist/#comment-1248080">Katherine</a>.</p>
<p>Melanie is oooohhh so right about this. I will say directly up front, I am going to counseling.  That said, I will also &#8220;reveal&#8221; that I tend to be a very logical thinker.  Some might would deem this &#8220;odd&#8221; because I am F E M A L E.  Guess what? We are out here. We do  not all operate from emotion alone!  And personally, I am way past over being treated with that &#8220;there, there woman&#8221; assumption that we are all hysterical females. Yeah, I am aware of the PERVERTED MALE PSYCHO-BABEL that&#8217;s been written. Again, I digress. I started with Melanie  F I R S T!!! I knew I would have to immediately get some relief from my pain beyond getting away from him. Why? Because my logical still knew that &#8220;I didn&#8217;t necessarily want to Survive&#8221;. Just for the pain to IMMEDIATELY STOP.  Her teachings helped immediately stop some of THAT pain.  Talk therapy can be a VERY difficult and kinda slow process. I have been to talk therapy more than once and was not able to talk. I was not able to speak, I was soooo upset!!!  So I am a believer in her processes.  Because I am such a logical thinker, my process unfolds like this&#8230;..I Start with my heart, if you will, because, although &#8220;logical&#8221; my heart has a BIG tendency to override whatever my logical brain &#8220;knows you know&#8221;, ie: protect your jewels &#8211; your HEART and SOUL!  Talk therapy for me helps releave my mind in that, I Am Not Going Insane, He&#8217;s just making me feel that way. I have always known it would not be a/the cure. i operate at 100% me when my mind and heart are in SINC. Melanie&#8217;s Quanta is the HEALING, the one that assures you will never have to suffer again from neither the narcissist or the inner wounds that made you vulnerable to this kind of evil from someone. I won&#8217;t be in talk therapy much longer because of Melanie and Quanta. They definately helped save my life and re-teach me that &#8220;I KNOW WHAT I KNOW about me!!!  and&#8230;.I AM KIND, GENEROUS, LOVING, SYMPATHETIC, EMPATHETIC, A GOOD FRIEND, SOMETIMES FUNNY, SOMETIMES GOOFY, TRY SOMETHING NEW, SEE SOMETHING NEW, LOVING THE OUTDOORS AND PLANTS, COOKING UP SOMETHING TASTY &#8230;.KIND OF GAL!! I would love to have someone like me.  oh wait, I DO!   HAHAHAHAHAHAHa</p>
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		By: Jen		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Melanie...I had been seeing a great counselor and everytime I met with him, I had a different excuse of my unhappiness not realizing it was my ex husband causing me to be depressed, severe anxiety etc.  I begged him several times to come and just sit in on one of my sessions...he finally agreed saying &quot;only if I can talk to him first, alone&quot;.  Right then I knew I was dealing with a man of false self.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Melanie&#8230;I had been seeing a great counselor and everytime I met with him, I had a different excuse of my unhappiness not realizing it was my ex husband causing me to be depressed, severe anxiety etc.  I begged him several times to come and just sit in on one of my sessions&#8230;he finally agreed saying &#8220;only if I can talk to him first, alone&#8221;.  Right then I knew I was dealing with a man of false self.</p>
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		By: Melanie Tonia Evans		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Tonia Evans]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/should-you-try-couples-counselling-with-a-narcissist/#comment-1248383&quot;&gt;Amelie&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Amelie,

of course your decisions are yours regarding what you choose to do here.

In my humble opinion, it doesn&#039;t matter what she will and won&#039;t know, everything I stated in this episode is the possibilities of what will unfold.

Much love to you

Mel 🙏💕💚]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/should-you-try-couples-counselling-with-a-narcissist/#comment-1248383">Amelie</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Amelie,</p>
<p>of course your decisions are yours regarding what you choose to do here.</p>
<p>In my humble opinion, it doesn&#8217;t matter what she will and won&#8217;t know, everything I stated in this episode is the possibilities of what will unfold.</p>
<p>Much love to you</p>
<p>Mel 🙏💕💚</p>
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