Understanding Boundaries: Protecting Yourself from Narcissists

So my question is: How do you go about setting boundaries with a narcissist? My answer would be that if you are truly asking yourself this question, then “you are closing the barn door, after the horse has bolted”, so to say. Let’s put this into more perspective by giving you a little story from my past experience. About five years ago,

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The Lasting Impact of Parenting: How Childhood Shapes Adult Relationships

The lessons children learn in their formative years — how to handle emotions, how to communicate needs, how safe or unsafe it feels to be themselves — are carried forward into adulthood. While some researchers debate whether personality is permanently set in early childhood, in therapy we can clearly observe that patterns of behaviour learned in childhood often resurface in adult relationships.

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Breaking Free from Codependency: Join My Free Live Q&A! Sunday 13th April 2025 12pm EST

In this live Q&A, I will be answering questions about all things codependency, relationships, and overcoming destructive habits. Whether you’re in the early stages of self-awareness or are actively pursuing healing, this session will be beneficial for you. Whether you’re struggling with a romantic relationship, family dynamics, or friendships, this is your space to ask, learn, and grow.

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If You Are Codependent. Go on! Just Do It!

So you can perhaps understand why codependents especially, find change hard. They have no reason to change because change will, in their minds, confront them with their worst fears and for them even a bad relationship is better than none and the fear of being alone.

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Understanding Codependency: Communication Challenges

What I am saying here is that communication in relationships is hard enough. We are all incompatible until we do the work to become as compatible as possible. This is not a natural process but if you add codependency into the mix, it suddenly becomes much more difficult. Especially, as stated earlier, with someone who is a natural dysfunctional fit.

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