Healthy Boundaries After Trauma: Why You Lost Yourself in Covert Narcissistic Dynamics (Barb Nangle Part 2)

Episode Notes

This episode is part two of a special bonus series I’m sharing from another podcast that I think many of you will deeply connect with.

The show is called Shit That Goes On in Our Heads, hosted by G-Rex and Dirty Skittles. It’s raw, honest, and unfiltered—centered around real conversations on mental health, trauma, healing, and what it actually looks like to do this work in real life. There’s no pretending, no polishing things up… just truth, humor, and powerful insights that meet you exactly where you are.

This short series I’m sharing is an extra set of episodes outside of my normal content because the conversation is just that important. In this part two episode, we go deeper into what healthy boundaries actually look like after trauma—and why so many of us lost our sense of self in the first place, especially within covert narcissistic dynamics.

If you missed part one, I highly recommend going back and listening to that first. It sets the foundation for everything we’re talking about here.

And as you listen, notice what resonates. This conversation isn’t just about understanding—it’s about beginning to reconnect with yourself in a way you may not have been taught before.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RENEE SWANSON, COVERT NARCISSISM PODCAST, AND CNG LIFE COACHING IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE USED FOR DIAGNOSIS PURPOSES AND NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL CARE. PLEASE CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR GUIDANCE SPECIFIC TO YOUR CASE.

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