The Invisible Parent: When Love Does the Work and Lies Get the Credit

The Invisible Parent: When Love Does the Work and Lies Get the Credit

In this raw and emotional episode, we’re diving deep into one of the most devastating dynamics in families with a covert narcissist: when the parent doing all the emotional labor is unseen, while the other parent gets all the praise.

We unpack the covert narcissist’s relentless need for supply and scapegoats—and how this manipulative cycle plays out not just with their partner, but with their children. You’ll hear the heartbreaking truth of what it feels like to be the steady, loving, rule-setting parent while your kids are pulled toward the fun, charming, and performative parent who barely shows up... until the cameras are on.

This episode is for the parents who make the lunches, wipe the tears, stay up worrying, enforce the rules, and still get painted as the “problem.” It’s for the ones who feel erased, blamed, and heartbroken.

You’re not alone—and you’re not invisible.

Tune in for validation, practical healing tools, and the reminder that your love leaves a lasting mark, even if your children can’t see it right now. The truth will rise.

To the invisible parent: You are the anchor. You are the lighthouse. And one day, they will know.


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(468)

When Your Children Start to See Covert Narcissism, Part 2

When Your Children Start to See Covert Narcissism, Part 2

Part two of this CNG Community Chat picks up where we left off, as four moms go deeper into what it's like to parent through covert narcissistic abuse. They talk honestly about whether they see these ...

23 Jul 0s

Covert Narcissism in Disney: Beast vs. Tangled

Covert Narcissism in Disney: Beast vs. Tangled

Covert narcissism doesn't always look like rage — sometimes it looks like a warm smile and a locked tower door. In this episode, we break down two Disney stories that map almost perfectly onto real na...

19 Jul 24min

When Your Children Start to See Covert Narcissism, Part 1

When Your Children Start to See Covert Narcissism, Part 1

In this two-part CNG Community Chat, four moms sit down to talk about one of the hardest parts of covert narcissistic abuse recovery: watching your children start to see it for themselves. In part one...

16 Jul 24min

Covert Narcissism & Kids: Helping Them Trust Their Nervous System

Covert Narcissism & Kids: Helping Them Trust Their Nervous System

When one parent shows up as the "nice, generous" one — buying gifts instead of ever offering real repair, gaslighting instead of listening — kids learn to distrust the very signals that are supposed t...

12 Jul 27min

Covert Narcissism Recovery: Going No Contact and Finding Yourself Again

Covert Narcissism Recovery: Going No Contact and Finding Yourself Again

In part two of this community chat, the conversation goes even deeper. We pick back up right where we left off — with Denise sharing what it actually took to go no contact after twenty-seven years of ...

9 Jul 31min

The Covert Narcissist's Mask: What's Really Underneath

The Covert Narcissist's Mask: What's Really Underneath

If you've ever felt like something was missing in a relationship with a covert narcissist — a flatness, a lack of depth, a sense that you're never quite reaching the real person — this episode is for ...

5 Jul 25min

Covert Narcissism Recovery: Do I Stay or Do I Go? A Community Chat

Covert Narcissism Recovery: Do I Stay or Do I Go? A Community Chat

Some of the hardest questions in a narcissistic relationship don't have easy answers — and "do I stay, or do I go" is one of them. In this episode, I'm joined by three women from our CNG community for...

2 Jul 25min

Covert Narcissist Relationships: Love Bombing, Smear Campaigns, and Surviving the Aftermath

Covert Narcissist Relationships: Love Bombing, Smear Campaigns, and Surviving the Aftermath

When you finally speak your truth to a covert narcissist, you expect relief. What you don't expect is what comes next. In this episode — the follow-up to Covert Narcissist Relationships: When You Can'...

28 Jun 29min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
foreldreradet
treningspodden
mikkels-paskenotter
rss-kunsten-a-leve
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
sinnsyn
hverdagspsyken
rss-sarbar-med-lotte-erik
gravid-uke-for-uke
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
dopet
fryktlos
rss-kunstig-intelligens-med-elisabeth-maren-og-morten
hva-er-greia-med
tid-for-historie
rss-var-forste-kaffe
babyverden