One of the most confusing and difficult issues many adult children of narcissists face is how to navigate the relationship between our children and their narcissistic grandparents. Even after identifying the dysfunction in our parents and acknowledging the neglect and…
Humans are a highly social, collaborative species with intricately complex interdependency. We raise children together, work together, learn together, eat together, play together, and the list goes on. And the glue that bonds us is our common capacity and desire…
First published on Psychology Today on 2/21/21 Does your partner, parent, sibling, or other family member say you are too sensitive if you point out that they have hurt you or that someone else has hurt you? Here are some other phrases they may use…
First published in Psychology Today April 30, 2020 Children of narcissists endure profound ongoing neglect and abuse that result in disrupted attachment, insecure identity formation, unstable self-esteem, and complex traumatic stress. Adding to the trauma, such children are usually told in myriad ways…
The healthy family model is turned on its head to support the parents rather than foster the children’s development.
We’ve all experienced insensitive talkers who dominate conversations with excessive chatter and poor listening. But if you’re treated to regular aggressive ear-bending disguised as “conversation,” you may be dealing with the soul-crushing verbal bullying of narcissistic monologuing. Not all narcissists…
As the daughter of a narcissistic mother you face countless assaults to your identity, integrity, and individuality. One of the most pernicious forms of assault plays out on the battlefield of your body. Before we peer into the black hole…
Released today, December 3, 2019, from Da Capo Lifelong Books/Hachette Book Group, Julie L. Hall’s The Narcissist in Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free lands with urgency on mental health bookshelves to help survivors of narcissistic abuse and…
First published on Psychology Today November 10, 2019 As a narcissistic abuse recovery coach, I offer several fundamental insights to clients that anyone working to recover from long-term narcissistic abuse needs to know. 1. A larger pattern is at work. If you have a history…
Listen to Julie discuss this article in detail in her interview on Narcissist Apocalypse Podcast. Many of us are familiar with the narcissistic personality’s classic traits such as grandiosity, callousness, and trigger-happy rage, but there are other things narcissists do…