I'm a certified Recovery Coach, podcast host, and educator specialized in cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma recovery. I use my skills and experience to help survivors of narcissistic abuse achieve their recovery goals. I'm also the founder of Narcissistic Abuse Rehab and the author of 'Are You In An Emotionally Abusive Relationship?.' ...more

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The Elsie Heinz Trauma Recovery Fund has been established to provide life-changing coaching and support to financially compromised survivors of trauma, with a particular focus on those recovering from the effects of narcissistic abuse. Elsie’s life was a tapestry of connection, empathy, warmth and understanding for those around her. She had an uncanny ab

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“Children of narcissists learn that love is abuse. The narcissist teaches them that if someone displeases you, it is okay to harm them and call it love.”
― M. Wakefield, Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

tags: child-abuse, child-abuse-effects, dysfunction, dysfunctional-family, emotional-abuse, narcissism, narcissism-expert, narcissistic-abuse, narcissistic-parent, narcissistic-personality

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“Narcissistic abuse is a form of psycho-emotional abuse that takes place when a pathological narcissist targets another individual and exposes them to trauma. It can also manifest as physical, financial, spiritual and sexual abuse.”
― M. Wakefield, Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

tags: abuse, abusive-relationship, narcissism, narcissism-expert, narcissist, narcissistic-abuse, pathological-narcissist, toxic-people, trauma

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“I was in denial of the glaring reality that my existence depended on my willingness to comply with the family policy of me earning the splinter of space they granted to me.”
― M. Wakefield, Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

tags: dysfunctional-families, dysfunctional-family, dysfunctiontion, emotional-abuse, narcissistic-abuse, scapegoat, scapegoating, toxic-people, toxic-relationship, toxic-relationships

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tags: abuse, abusive-relationship, narcissism, narcissism-expert, narcissist, narcissistic-abuse, pathological-narcissist, toxic-people, trauma

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“Life was simple and stable. That was my mantra of self-deception. It was how I stayed in denial of the complexity and dysfunction that had engulfed me.”
― M. Wakefield, Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

tags: denial, dysfunctional-families, dysfunctional-family, narcissistic-abuse, narcissistic-abuse-victims, scapegoat, scapegoating, self-deception, toxic-relationship

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tags: dysfunctional-families, dysfunctional-family, dysfunctiontion, emotional-abuse, narcissistic-abuse, scapegoat, scapegoating, toxic-people, toxic-relationship, toxic-relationships

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“At some point in the life of every scapegoat, the clock will strike the midnight hour, the masks will come off, and the aggression of family will reveal itself.”
― M. Wakefield, Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

tags: aggression, black-sheep, dysfunctional-families, dysfunctional-family, mask, narcissistic-abuser, scapegoat, scapegoating, toxic-people, toxic-relationships

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“For the child of a pathological narcissist, love is having your personality rejected and replaced with one the narcissist prefers. Love is neglect, abandonment, tyranny, and subjugation.”
― M. Wakefield, Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

tags: child-abuse, child-abuse-effects, dysfunction, dysfunctional-family, emotional-abuse, narcissism, narcissism-expert, narcissistic-abuse, narcissistic-personality

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