Recovering from a toxic or narcissistic relationship and learning how to love again takes time, self-reflection, and work. It is important to learn to trust yourself again and to find a partner willing to grow together with you to build a trusting healthy relationship. Some of these key steps can also apply to family, friends, colleagues, and others in our lives. 1. Understand and [...]
Why are Boundaries Important? How Do I Set Boundaries in My Relationships? Healthy boundaries are essential in every relationship to honour your own needs as well as respect the needs of others. They are essential to help you to protect your well-being, define what you are comfortable with and how you would like to be treated by others. Setting boundaries is a form of [...]
With a relationship with a narcissist, often it is easier to look back at the past and see situations with more clarity. After leaving a relationship with a narcissist, victims will often describe feeling like they have been swept through a tornado or hurricane and that they didn’t see the warning signs as they were happening and only realized too late how toxic their [...]
There is so much out there, in the online world, on social platforms and in the media to help identify and understand narcissism that it is confusing to decipher what is accurate and what is not. There is also a current trend for self-diagnosing mental health issues. It often seems that someone watches Dr. Phil or listens to a podcast and suddenly becomes a [...]
