Holidays with a Narcissist: 10 Strategies to Protect Your Sanity
Narcissists consistently ruin the holidays. This can be such a difficult time, because part of you wants to enjoy the holidays like everyone else, but a bigger part of you is always on edge, waiting for the narcissist’s next move. You’re constantly walking...
Healthy Communication Does Not Work With Toxic People
You need two types of communication strategies: One for healthy people. And one for toxic people. Healthy communication not only doesn’t work with toxic people… it makes things worse. Here’s why: Healthy communication assumes that both people: (1) Have each other’s...
How Narcissists Normalize their Toxic Behaviors
Narcissists are notorious for making broad assumptions and statements: “You’re always so controlling.” “You never let things go.” “You just don’t know how to move on.” “All of this is your fault.” And they do this with relationships as well. They want you to believe...
Narcissistic Siblings Never Have Your Back
Narcissists can be anywhere – in church, in schools, and most certainly in your family. So what if the narcissist… is your sibling? In that case, you can expect a lot of backstabbing, triangulating, and blame-throwing. Narcissistic siblings want to be viewed as...
Is There Such a Thing as Mutual Abuse
Can “mutual abuse” really exist? In the overwhelming majority of situations.. no. “Abuse” by definition is about power and control of one person over another. There’s a cycle of love bombing (also known as the honeymoon phase), tension, abuse, reconciliation, and...
Chelsey Brooke Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, best-selling author, and speaker specializing in narcissistic abuse and complex trauma. Praised as "Enlightening and Empowering" Chelsey's bestselling book, If Only I'd Known! How to Outsmart Narcissists, Set Guilt-Free Boundaries, and Create Unshakeable Self-Worth is available wherever books are sold.