During the last week, Dr. Carter and I have had several heartbreaking questions from Surviving Narcissism community members and clients, all experiencing parental alienation. Maybe it’s the post-holiday destruction left…
Continue readingThis week I am going to touch on how a narcissist invalidates you, starting with a personal story. My son and I traveled to my childhood home in Arkansas to…
Continue readingWhen I was eleven years old, my father put me in a life jacket and water skis and gently lowered me into the lake. He said, “This is something I…
Continue reading“Taking Back the Holidays From the Grinch” As we head into the heart of this holiday season, it can be hard to fathom how we are planning on surviving the…
Continue readingThe title of this article might confuse people. You’re thinking “Laura, what do you mean letting go of hope will be my new armor?” The truth is, at the end…
Continue readingThis year can’t come to an end quickly enough for many of us. First, 2020 slapped the world with a deadly pandemic. Then, in the United States, racial unrest led…
Continue readingThree times in the last few days, I have had friends speak to me, and my two favorite pastors preach about being grateful. Honestly, when I heard all these messages,…
Continue readingsurviving the holidays with a narcissist
Continue readingWhat happens when a narcissist has a bad day? For you and me, we might get angry, say some things we don’t mean, cry, or just pout. Then we get…
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