From reading through the FB support groups. I realized that there are several things that hurt so much during narcissistic abuse, that it’s REALLY hard for people to let go of. I know how raw it still is for many people who have been hurt by narcissists, and I know how hard it can feel […]

We’ve all been hurt by another person at some time or another — we were treated badly, trust was broken, hearts were shredded, guts ripped right out and handed to us on a silver platter. And while this pain is normal, sometimes that pain lingers for too long. We relive the pain over and over, […]

I wanted to share a poem that I had written as I was going through the process of healing from my own sexual abuse. I hope that those of you who read it can resonate with the harmful effects of abuse. You came into my life and stole my soul So innocent and young no […]

In our minds, we are constantly writing scripts for ourselves and the world in general. These scripts may sound like “I should act this way; people around me should act in this manner; things should be done this way in order to be right; I am not deserving of love”. These scripts are actually the […]

So, what is codependency? Codependency is being in a one-sided relationship where one person relies on the other for meeting the majority of their emotional and self-esteem needs. It also describes a relationship that enable another person to maintain their irresponsible, addictive, or underachieving behavior. Where does codependency start? The development of codependence has its roots in dysfunctional […]

We were all once children, and still have that child living within us. But most adults are quite unaware of this. And this lack of conscious relatedness to our own inner child is precisely where so many behavioral, emotional and relationship difficulties stem from. Everyone has an inner child. our inner child represents our child-like […]