Betrayal. Hypocrisy. Injustice. Reputation Assassination. Identity theft. Because that’s what it is, isn’t it? When the Narcissistic System or Scapegoat Machine gets a hold of you… Emotional kidnapping. Love held …

From Toxicity To Triumph
From Toxicity To Triumph
Betrayal. Hypocrisy. Injustice. Reputation Assassination. Identity theft. Because that’s what it is, isn’t it? When the Narcissistic System or Scapegoat Machine gets a hold of you… Emotional kidnapping. Love held …
The first thing children learn when they have a narcissistic parent is how to blame themselves. We know that this childhood abuse — whether overt psychological warfare, covert emotional manipulation, or the …
Ongoing trauma processing can sneak up on you when least expected. Just when you think the nightmares are over, boom you’re hit with some unknown trigger that sets your nervous …
“I’ve been no contact for 23 years…and I still cry every day” “I went no-contact last week and I’ve never felt more free” “I can’t keep playing this Rigged Game, …
How heavy is your mask? Are you walking around your life like “Trauma in a Trenchcoat”? Meaning, are you using up all your energy to “mask” and hide away your trauma …
For scapegoats, Mother’s Day is a day of loss. The commercials start off with messages of honouring your mother for the incredible woman she is. She is beautiful! Perfect! Amazing! …
“I still have dreams where I can’t speak. I’m with my family of origin and I’m trying to tell them what I know, what I have found out: the abuse, …
“No one would choose this! Why would anyone choose this? Who would go out of their way to be disconnected from a family that is supposedly loving, to lose all …
If this were a poem, it would be titled “All That You’ve Lost”. One of the hardest parts of being an adult with attachment trauma is looking back on your …
There are truly no words to describe the agony of not being believed. I worked for years as a trauma therapist specializing in abusive relationships and toxic families. Day in …