#narcissistic personality

7 Lies About Narcissism We Like to Tell Ourselves

on November 6, 2021 2:06 pm

Although narcissists are a popular topic these days, lies about narcissism persist in our “common wisdom” about relationships, families, and social institutions. The lies we tell ourselves and our children may seem reassuring or convenient, but they enable abusers and…

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The Narcissist Family Files

6 Core Insights from a Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Coach

By Julie L Hall

on November 26, 2019 5:48 pm

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…

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I’ve gotten more from talking with Julie in a few sessions than I have in 35 years of psychotherapy.”
—David

Julie brings a unique set of tools to the thorny, confusing problem of narcissistic relationships and family systems. Her coaching is based on years of meticulous research, which provides credible, comforting context, but clarity and empathy are what really define her distinctive coaching style. Patient and thoughtful, Julie enabled me at long last to validate my own experience. I can’t imagine a more intuitive, knowledgeable, articulate or gifted guide in navigating the fraught, often crazy-making experience that is life under the sway of a narcissist.
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