Things I don't talk about at parties

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The beauty of entitlement
As a child of a narcissist, you are constantly invalidated. Your parent does not see you. Your needs do not matter. They are insignificant. Worse: they…
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There is no graduation
... or is there? Are we ever really "done" with the past, or is it a spiral that we go around in, again and again?
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Outsourcing the dark
As small children, we need love and connection from our caregivers. We also need mirroring. When a tiny child looks into the face of its parent or…
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The power of ending supply
Having grown up with a narcissistic parent, I have had a tendency to attract narcissists, simply because … well, it’s my pattern. It’s like when…
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Reflections on glass walls
When I was growing up, my mother felt inaccessible, like she was behind a glass wall. I could see her, hear her, speak to her … but I could not touch…
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Illumination
A few days ago, someone sent me an article about my mother that is saved somewhere on the Internet. It was a piece I had not seen before. This person…
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I said there would be a giveaway ...
and the results are in!
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Things I don't talk about at parties
Things I don't talk about at parties
Reflections on growing up as the child of a narcissistic parent
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Daughter, a memoir
The Little Book of the Icelanders
The Little Book of Tourists in Iceland
The Little Book of Icelandic
The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days
Icelandic Folk Legends
The Little Book of the Hidden People
The Little Book of Days in Iceland
The Little Book of the Icelanders at Christmas
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