4" Heels
I’ve taken a few weeks to consider what's next. The best way I can describe what I felt: emotional constipation. Something within felt...
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LIFE IN THE PICKLE JAR
lifeinthepicklejar
Jun 1, 20236 min read
Out of Thin Air
It can take a lifetime to shed light on, reconcile, and heal the trauma trapped within a nervous system caused by covert narcissistic...
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lifeinthepicklejar
May 10, 20235 min read
Trail of Destruction
Healthy closure in narcissistic abuse is not possible. In the discard stage, the narc will leave the survivor without thought or need for...
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lifeinthepicklejar
May 5, 20234 min read
Compartments
Compartments, by definition, are to create divisions or categories. By psychological definition, it refers to the "division" of certain...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Apr 29, 20234 min read
Life Begins at 41
Universally, narcs ruin any day or situation that pulls the attention away from them. Narcs suck the joy out of daily life, holidays, and...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Apr 27, 20236 min read
Wardrobe Control
In Feb 2022, after he shuttered my businesses and then fired me from his company, I had no personal money. He had my credit card maxed...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Mar 18, 20237 min read
Paralyzing Freedom
Finally, divorced. For the 2nd time. It wasn’t my plan, it wasn’t something I wanted in either relationship. The 6.5-month battle with...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Mar 3, 20237 min read
Insidious Shame
It's so easy to judge our past selves for not knowing better. We shame and guilt ourselves into an invisible prison cell. We "should" all...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Feb 19, 20236 min read
It's Abuse
What's the difference between psychological, emotional, and physical abuse? In simple terms, nothing. They are all choices made by the...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Word Salad
The term “word salad” refers to a circular language tactic used by one individual to ensure that talks never end positively for the...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Feb 13, 20236 min read
Reprogramming
The after-effects of living with a covert narcissist can be felt for months or even years. Our entire body and our brain are affected by...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Feb 8, 20235 min read
Why Did I Stay?
Hindsight is almost always 20/20. At the end of a narcissistic relationship, there is rarely closure. It is incredibly difficult to make...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Jan 26, 20234 min read
Picking up The Pieces
What does healing look like after narcissist abuse? I had no idea what I just experienced, let alone know where to begin or how to pick...
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lifeinthepicklejar
Jan 11, 20235 min read
Hi. (H)ealing (I)nside
My name is Michele, I was born & raised on a proper Midwest working farm in rural Illinois. I grew up with a loving extended family...
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