Being Told You Are Too Sensitive
Have you ever been accused of being too sensitive? Being too emotional? Have you ever told yourself that you should be stronger, less emotional? I want to challenge these questions and judgements. Thi...
23 Okt 202219min
Hearing from Members of the CNG Group Retreat, October 2022
This is a special treat from Kentucky in the USA. This is my first ever in-person retreat for members from CNG Group Coaching Sessions. These are women who have lived this nightmare and are on that he...
16 Okt 202230min
Toxic Shaming: An Intensely Powerful Tool of the Covert Narcissist
Toxic shaming is about obedience and compliance. Narcissistic people use this tool often to manipulate their victims. Covert narcissists have a defining sense of being defective and unlovable. This ha...
9 Okt 202220min
4 Boundaries to Implement for Yourself
Last week, I talked about where the story begins. With narcissistic people, their story does not begin with how they treated you. Rather it begins with how you react to their treatment of you. Today i...
3 Okt 202223min
Where Does the Story Begin?
I don’t care too much for the word codependent in today’s world. It has come to mean something incredibly negative. It portrays a weak, beaten down individual who has no ability to stand up for themse...
25 Sep 202217min
The Gradual Pain of Covert Narcissistic Abuse
The effects of narcissistic control, especially covert narcissistic control, are incredibly subtle and extremely gradual. Little by little, without even realizing it, you fall into the orbit of someon...
19 Sep 202219min
Guard Dogging: The Covert Narcissist’s Justification for Their Own Anger
I used to describe my husband as being like a guard dog. Always on high alert, looking for any threat to his territory, just waiting to pounce, eager to attack, hyper-sensitive, hyper-alert, always on...
11 Sep 202219min
Intermittent Reinforcement, A Powerful Manipulation Tool
Why can’t I leave? What is this crazy ride I am on? One minute I want out so badly, but the next I am fighting to stay. Do I want to stay? Do I want to go? Why can’t I make up my mind? What is wrong w...
4 Sep 202222min
