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“Wedges”: The Barriers Keeping You in a Toxic Relationship

September 15, 2024 alana barlia

“wedges” , those subtle yet powerful barriers that keep the door from fully closing on the relationship. This blog post dives into what wedges are, and how they may be creating barriers to you leaving that toxic relationship.

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Tags toxic relationships, leaving a toxic relationship, barriers, boundaries, narcissistic, narcissistic relationships

Why is it SO Difficult to Leave a Narcissistic Relationship?

September 15, 2024 alana barlia

Ever wonder why it feels so hard to break out of the relationship that you're in, despite wanting so desperately to leave? This blog post discusses the familiarity principle, a very real psychological principle that makes leaving a narcissistic relationship feel nearly impossible.

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Tags narcissistic abuse, narcissistic partner, narcissistic relationships, breaking free, toxic relationships

Nature, Nurture, and Choice: Understanding Your Attraction to Narcissists

August 3, 2024 alana barlia

This blog post dives into nature, nurture, and empowering choices that can help you understand and break free from narcissistic relationships.

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Tags narcissistic abuse, narcissistic supply, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic relationships, boundaries with a narcissist, codependent, codependent relationships, healing codependency

The Unraveling of a Narcissist: What Happens When the Narcissistic Supply is Lost

January 5, 2024 alana barlia

This blog post will dive into the term Narcissistic Supply to give you a better sense of what that is, and what happens to a narcissist when they no longer have their supply.

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Tags narcissistic abuse, narcissistic supply, what is narcissistic supply, narcissistic relationships, codependent relationships

Protect Yourself: Learning to Set Boundaries With a Narcissist

November 20, 2023 alana barlia
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The best way to deal with the narcissist in your life? Set. Boundaries. This blog post will guide you through some necessary boundaries to set with the narcissist in your life.

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Tags boundaries, boundaries with a narcissist, narcissistic parenting, narcissistic relationships, narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, mental health, therapy, couples ther, codependency

The Cycle of Narcissistic Abuse

October 12, 2023 alana barlia
an infographic exploring the cycle of narcissistic abuse in 4 steps.

Ever wonder why it’s so hard to break free from narcissistic relationships? In this post I dive into the cyclical nature of narcissistic abuse & why it makes it so hard to leave.

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Tags narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic partner, narcissistic relationships, narcissistic parenting

Like Parent Like Partner: Do We Really Seek Partners Who Remind us of Our Parents?

September 5, 2023 alana barlia
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Do we REALLY seek relationships with partners who remind us of our parents? The short answer is - YES. Read more on why.

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Tags attachment, early attachment, parental attachment, attachment theory, narcissistic parenting, narcissistic partner, narcissistic relationships, codependency, codependent relationships

How to Spot a Narcissist - 5 Signs to Look For

September 5, 2023 alana barlia
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Ever wonder if somebody in your life has narcissistic personality traits? Here are 5 signs to help you spot a narcissist in your life.

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Tags narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic parenting, narcissistic relationships, narcissism, narcissistic partner, codependent relationships, codependent, codependency, people pleasing, perfectionism, alanon

How Do I Manage Other's Expectations Of Me? And Is That My Responsibility?

April 4, 2022 alana barlia
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Expectations are essential to relationships. They act as safeguards, and protect our boundaries from being crossed. But what happens when expectations in a relationship are misaligned? Who’s responsibility is this, and what can we do to manage this?

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Tags expectations, relationships, narcissistic relationships, people pleasing, perfectionism, codependency, codependent, codependent relationships, couples therapy, couples counseling, conflict resolution
 

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