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...

It can take a lifetime to shed light on, reconcile, and heal the trauma trapped within a nervous system caused by covert narcissistic...

Healthy closure in narcissistic abuse is not possible. In the discard stage, the narc will leave the survivor without thought or need for...

Compartments, by definition, are to create divisions or categories. By psychological definition, it refers to the "division" of certain...

Universally, narcs ruin any day or situation that pulls the attention away from them. Narcs suck the joy out of daily life, holidays, and...

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...

I heard yesterday from one of the narc's flying monkeys “We just feel like you aren’t moving on like you are stuck in vengeance mode”. I...

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...

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...

What's the difference between psychological, emotional, and physical abuse? In simple terms, nothing. They are all choices made by the...

The term “word salad” refers to a circular language tactic used by one individual to ensure that talks never end positively for the...

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...

Hindsight is almost always 20/20. At the end of a narcissistic relationship, there is rarely closure. It is incredibly difficult to make...

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...

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...