Outsmarting the narcissist is important for your sanity and so you can feel in control of your life. Narcissists are experts at controlling your life with different manipulation tactics and they are very skilled at turning empaths into codependents. This video will help those…
Category: Adversity & support, Boundaries, Child abuse, complex ptsd, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, UncategorizedTags: covert narcissism, how to outsmart the narcissist, how to protect yourself from a narcissist, narcissist, Narcissistic abuse, narcissistic parent, narcissistic partner
Posted on September 1, 2018
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My new assertiveness PDF course is finally ready to buy. Being assertive isn’t something that comes naturally to all of us, especially for those of us who grew up in dysfunctional homes. As I myself, also struggled with this due to my background, assertiveness…
Category: Adversity & support, assertiveness, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, low self-esteem, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, UncategorizedTags: assertiveness course, becoming more resilient, discount for new course, narcissistic abuse recovery, narcissistic family, recovery from people-pleaser syndrome, special offer for new assertiveness course, stop being a people-pleaser
Posted on October 23, 2017
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When you have grown up in a dysfunctional narcissistic home, taking on others’ emotions becomes the norm. Narcissistic parents teach their children to cater to their feelings & moods and the child learns to ignore their own emotions. A great book which can help…
Category: Boundaries, Child abuse, Coaching tips, complex ptsd, Emotional abuse, Highly sensitive person, low self-esteem, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, recovery, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, UncategorizedTags: Charles Whitfeld, Emotional abuse, emotional boundaries, Highly sensitive person, Mental health blogging, Narcissistic abuse, people pleasing, setting healthy boundaries
Posted on July 20, 2017
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When we ask for advice from someone that is very knowledgeable in certain areas or from someone whom we admire, this can be very useful both in the short term and long term. On the other hand, unsolicited advice from close family or even…
Category: assertiveness, Boundaries, Coaching tips, Dysfuntional relationships, Life tips, People Pleaser Syndrome, UncategorizedTags: assertiveness, being assertive, Blogging, boundary setting, difficult people, dominant people, Life tips, narcissistic people, unsolicited advice
Posted on May 9, 2017
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Ending the stigma of mental health is still proving to be a challenge, although in the UK we are getting ever closer to our goal of a deeper understanding, tolerance & acceptance of the importance of talking about our mental health. As somebody who…
Category: Adversity & support, anxiety, Child abuse, Cluster B disorders, Cluster C disorders, Compassion, complex ptsd, Depression, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, recovery, Rejection, Resilience, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, Uncategorized, Youtube videosTags: anxiety, bipolar, Child abuse, cptsd, defence mechanisms, defence mechanisms used by narcissists, Depression, low self-esteem, mental health awareness, mental health week, narcissistic abuse in the family, narcissistic family, narcissistic parents, narcissistic partner, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorders, ptsd, raising awareness on mental health, selfcare, the black dog
Posted on April 26, 2017
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Following on from my post Are you a chronic over-explainer? , I now want to address why & how to actually stop over-explaining. As I mentioned in my previous post, many individuals who suffer from low self-esteem or people-pleasing, have an almost compulsive need…
Category: Adversity & support, Coaching tips, Life tips, People Pleaser Syndrome, Self-reflection & self-awareness, UncategorizedTags: chronic over-explaining, Coaching tips, how to start listening, how to stop over-explaining, how to stop people pleasing, how to stop worrying, introspection, over-explaining, self development, self-awareness
Posted on April 24, 2017
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Approval seeking is a very common behaviour that all of us are guilty of at some point in our life. It might be that we are trying to impress someone we like, make a new friend or make a good impression on our new…
Category: Adversity & support, anxiety, assertiveness, Child abuse, Coaching tips, codependency, Emotional abuse, Life tips, mental health, Narcissistic abuse, People Pleaser Syndrome, recovery, Self-reflection & self-awareness, Uncategorized, Youtube videosTags: approval seeking, coaching topics, coaching videos, low self-esteem, low self-worth, personal development, seeking approval, seeking external validation, Youtube videos
