Katie and Helen answer your questions about narcissism, parentification and emotional abuse. Empowering growth through psychoeducation, breaking the cycle one p...
Driven by a fierce desire to protect her brother from her mother's 'poison', our listener yearns for a relationship with the sibling she tried desperately to protect. But as Katie and Helen peel back the layers of her complicated family dynamics, our listener learns there's so much more to her story than she first thought. You’re Not the Problem gives you the tools to recognise and heal from narcissistic and emotional abuse - out now: UK, US (affiliate links) • Do you hate saying no? • Do you avoid conflict at all costs? • Do you never feel good enough? • Do you feel like a burden? • Do you find it hard to ask for help… • …but do everything for everyone else? • Do you struggle to identify and hold boundaries? If that sounds like you, Building Change can help you change all that, whilst giving you a community to do it with. JOIN HERE. Submit your own letter, find free resources and sign up for our weekly newsletter at www.InSightPodcast.com.
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140. I Had To Play The Moods
As our listener is coming to terms with her emotionally abusive childhood, she asks for our help understanding the lasting impact of suppressing her emotions and 'playing the moods' of her father. After working hard to break the cycle for her own children, she's trying to model healthy communication and relationships for them - but did she do the right thing leaving her marriage? You’re Not the Problem gives you the tools to recognise and heal from narcissistic and emotional abuse - out now: UK, US (affiliate links) • Do you hate saying no? • Do you avoid conflict at all costs? • Do you never feel good enough? • Do you feel like a burden? • Do you find it hard to ask for help… • …but do everything for everyone else? • Do you struggle to identify and hold boundaries? If that sounds like you, Building Change can help you change all that, whilst giving you a community to do it with. JOIN HERE. Submit your own letter, find free resources and sign up for our weekly newsletter at www.InSightPodcast.com.
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139. Coping With The Death of a Narcissistic Parent
Describing her childhood as growing up in a cult, without access to basic necessities and education, our listener this week struggles to come to terms with the declining health of her parents. Listen to Helen and Katie help Emi tap into her healthy anger about being denied the childhood she deserved. TW: religious cult, discussion of death You’re Not the Problem gives you the tools to recognise and heal from narcissistic and emotional abuse - out now: UK, US (affiliate links) • Do you hate saying no? • Do you avoid conflict at all costs? • Do you never feel good enough? • Do you feel like a burden? • Do you find it hard to ask for help… • …but do everything for everyone else? • Do you struggle to identify and hold boundaries? If that sounds like you, Building Change can help you change all that, whilst giving you a community to do it with. JOIN HERE. Submit your own letter, find free resources and sign up for our weekly newsletter at www.InSightPodcast.com.
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138. Am I Cold Hearted?
If you don't cry or dislike when someone around you cries, does that make you cold hearted? That's just one of the concerns that our listener wanted to tackle this week, as Helen and Katie explore her past childhood experiences and the lasting impact it's had on her ability to express her emotions. TW: Physical abuse of a child You’re Not the Problem gives you the tools to recognise and heal from narcissistic and emotional abuse - out now: UK, US (affiliate links) • Do you hate saying no? • Do you avoid conflict at all costs? • Do you never feel good enough? • Do you feel like a burden? • Do you find it hard to ask for help… • …but do everything for everyone else? • Do you struggle to identify and hold boundaries? If that sounds like you, Building Change can help you change all that, whilst giving you a community to do it with. Coming soon - join the waitlist here. Submit your own letter, find free resources and sign up for our weekly newsletter at www.InSightPodcast.com.
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137. Toxic Hope
You’re Not the Problem gives you the tools to recognise and heal from narcissistic and emotional abuse - out now: UK, US (affiliate links) Our guest this weeks describes being 'obsessed' with her mother as a child, seeking her adoration and love above all else. She asks for help drawing a line under the past to be able to move forward with her own family, but is this possible if her mother is still the centre of her world? Listen to Katie and Helen look at this difficult situation from all angles and offer their insight into what's going on. • Do you hate saying no? • Do you avoid conflict at all costs? • Do you never feel good enough? • Do you feel like a burden? • Do you find it hard to ask for help… • …but do everything for everyone else? • Do you struggle to identify and hold boundaries? If that sounds like you, Building Change can help you change all that, whilst giving you a community to do it with. Coming soon - join the waitlist here. Submit your own letter, find free resources and sign up for our weekly newsletter at www.InSightPodcast.com.
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