Conquer Shame By Saying These 7 Things Out Loud
Shame can feel like a heavy, wet blanket; dampening your spirit, muffling your voice, and making it hard to move forward. Especially if the shame …
Narcissism
Revealing How Shocking Coercive Control Is
Have you ever felt like your choices were shrinking… but couldn’t quite explain how or why? Like someone was holding the puppet strings of your …
How Abusers Trap You In Isolation: Coercive Control #3
Isolation is a powerful tool of coercive control. It doesn’t always look obvious—it can be moving you away from loved ones, controlling your finances, or …
Stop Living Small: Sculpt a New You
Living with a narcissist often feels like being a lump of clay, constantly molded and reshaped to meet someone else’s needs. Narcissists make us feel …
Guilt: The Sharp Sword of Coercive Control (CC#2)
Guilt is a powerful emotion—one that, when used in the right way, can guide us toward better decisions. But in the wrong hands, it becomes …
Breaking Up with Guilt: My Letter to Guilt
Dear Guilt, I don’t remember the day you arrived, but I know you were uninvited, like an unwelcome guest who slinks in just as the …
Tribute to the Invisible Bruises that Still Leave Scars
I think he loves me.He tells me I’m lucky, that he knows best,slowly teaching me to need his approval.I feel like I’m shrinking, bit by …
Is Narcissistic Coercive Control A Mystery to You? (CC#1)
Do you know what coercive control is? I didn’t. In fact, it was years before I understood that I had been a victim of it. …
#8 Pathological Lying is a Narcissist’s Web
Pathological lying isn’t just a tactic for narcissists—it’s the core of who they are, woven into every aspect of their lives. To those unfamiliar with …
The Signs of Narcissistic Abuse: What I Bury
The lasting marks of narcissistic abuse aren’t well known because they aren’t freely shared. The heavy weight of shame, guilt, and fear binds victims into …
