The Gaping Hole Where Reconciliation Should Be: Life Without Repair in a Covert Narcissistic Relationship
One of the most painful realities of living with a covert narcissist is the absence of reconciliation. Conflicts don’t get repaired. Apologies are either nonexistent or so hollow they echo in your che...
24 Aug 202521min
Crush Your Divorce, Protect Your Peace: A Conversation with Attorney & Author Bree Sullivan-Howell
Divorcing a covert narcissist is not just about paperwork—it’s about survival. Today on the Covert Narcissism Podcast, I sit down with Bree Sullivan-Howell, a seasoned family law attorney with over tw...
22 Aug 202539min
Forever Young, Forever Stuck: The Peter Pan World of Covert Narcissists
When you’re in a relationship with a covert narcissist, it can feel like living in Never Never Land—a place where no one grows up, nothing ever gets resolved, and you’re left carrying all the weight. ...
17 Aug 202527min
Your Rights When With a Covert Narcissist
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for...
15 Aug 202521min
I Didn’t Know the Words But I Knew the Feeling: Making Sense of Covert Narcissistic Abuse
You don’t have to know the terminology to know when something feels wrong.Long before I knew the term gaslighting, I knew the dizzying confusion of hearing “I never said that” about something I rememb...
11 Aug 202522min
The Real Reason the Covert Narcissist Still Isn’t Changing: Understanding Guilt vs. Shame
They’ve stopped yelling. They’re going to therapy. They’re more “attentive.” So why does it still feel like nothing’s changed? In this final episode of our 4-part series with Dr. Anthony Mazzella, we ...
8 Aug 202528min
When Your Adult Child Takes Their Side: Surviving the Second Betrayal of Covert Narcissistic Abuse
When the Child You Protected Believes the NarcissistIt’s a betrayal that cuts deeper than most people can understand—when your adult child, the one you protected for years, turns on you and takes the ...
4 Aug 202524min
Beneath the Apology: Shame, Image, and the Illusion of Empathy with Dr. Anthony Mazzella
What if that apology wasn’t about you at all?What if the moment that looked like remorse was really a carefully constructed move to restore a fractured image? In this powerful continuation of our seri...
1 Aug 202532min
