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"Jackson MacKenzie so lovingly and transparently delves deeply into the trauma and sorrow that can stand in between us and our real selves. This...
One of the most common patterns among ASPD (Anti-Social Personality Disorder), NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder), and BPD (Borderline...
Narcissists can target anyone, but a lot of survivors categorize themselves as People Pleasers. So this article is for anyone who resonates with...
I've been reading the book Returning to Oneness, by Leslie Temple-Thurston and Brad Laughlin. It's a short read and I highly recommend it. It...
I shared this article a while back and a lot of people resonated with it: Understanding Your Core Pain and False Self We first experience our core...
I've been writing a lot lately about shifting the focus from external to internal, and why it's so important. Psychopaths and narcissists often...
Psychological abuse leaves the survivor feeling hopeless and isolated. One of my favorite new recovery books shines a light on this painful...
After a relationship with a narcissist, sociopath, or psychopath, everything is chaotic. But once the dust settles, you're likely to find a bunch...
When we are separated from love in a traumatic or extremely abrupt way (cheating, abandonment, replacement), we often internalize a message that...
This is from a new book I'm working on. To be notified when its released, please scroll to the bottom and find the email signup. Part 1: The...
After psychological abuse, many survivors feel broken, like they will never return back to the person they were before. Joy and love seems to have...
In more or less words, this is the underlying theme of most psychological abuse. Your jealousy is wrong when they triangulate you. Your needs are...
Fear, Obligation, and Guilt (FOG) are the triad of emotional abuse. These three feelings can cause an overwhelming amount of self-doubt, anxiety,...
After psychological abuse, many people feel that they've become a "magnet" for toxic people. I want to be clear that nobody "attracts" or...
During and after narcissistic abuse, it's quite common to do things that violate our own values. This often leads to shame and distrust in the...
Psychological abuse leaves behind long-lasting feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy, a sense of being separate from love. After this, it's...
Through family struggles, I've grown familiar with the 12-step program, and I think one of the most interesting parallels between AA and recovery...
With psychological trauma, survivors are often (unknowingly) cut off from their own emotions, in order to protect them from the sheer intensity...
Resentment is a challenging obstacle to overcome after psychopathic abuse. Mostly any spiritual or psychological path will outline the reasons why...
Many psychological abuse survivors ask the question: "How can I ever stop thinking about this person? They consume my every waking thought."...
