When I’m working with clients who have been involved with narcissists, there is often a sense of hope. This sense of hope, that the narcissist i
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1. After everything that I have done for you. How can you leave me after everything that I have done for you? I gave you the world and now you have th
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1. How to accept a mother’s limitations and allow ourselves to grieve What does it take to fully realize that our mother fundamentally was incapable o
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Next to nobody knows that they have been ensnared by a narcissist the first time that it happens. Indeed, in some cases the victim has no awareness un
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Whether we are working in an office, in the community, or via Zoom, work environments can be home to an endless range of personalities—some may add a
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We are able to do what we do because of a particularly fundamental trait that we look for in the people that we target; trust. We look for those who p
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Saying “I love you” can be one of the most profound experiences you can have. Revealing your vulnerability with this phrase can allow you to heal as y
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There are numerous factors which govern whether we will attempt to hoover you post-escape or post-discard. Some of these factors determine the style o
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For therapists such as myself who also write about borderline personality disorder (BPD) for the general public, there are several ironies that make i
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No Contact. This is what anybody who has been a victim of our kind must achieve. Whether that status of victim stems from being a friend to a narcissi
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