Are You Being Mentally Abused? Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse

This episode is all about relationships and healing… even from grief and narcissistic abuse. Because it can be done! I start by sharing an essay from my blog I wrote recently, as a tribute to the mother of one of my best pals in high school. She passed away not too long ago. I share this story along with eleven key observations I’ve made about grief that they never tell you in books.My guest, Maegan, is the host of an awesome podcast, The Secret Garden, and she has a lot to say about Narcissistic abuse and how to overcome it. We covered a lot of ground… and I’m telling you. If you think you’ve never experienced this, you may be surprised by what you hear. Here are some of the things I learned: What is domestic violence, and what is narcissistic abuse Why we need to know about trauma bonding Sings of mental abuse you cannot ignore What happens when you finally leave Red flags to notice around narcissistic abuse Why this can be an especially addictive problem The nature of our denial about this abuse What the grief feels like afterwards Some good tools to use, and resources Hope this is a heal wherever you’re at today. Posted with love! RESOURCES Eleven Key Things No One Ever Tells You About Grief National Domestic Violence Hotline The Secret Garden Podcast with Maegan Maegan’s website Maegan’s YouTube Channel Twitter Facebook SoberSis  MORE ABOUT MAEGAN Maegan is a Certified Crisis Intervention Counselor in NYC with a big story. In 2019 Maegan started her YouTube channel The Divine Self to start to educate survivors of narcissist abuse, but only after she escaped her own domestic violence situation and narcissistically abusive relationship. After receiving over 250 emails from survivors all over the world, she realized the time for this work had come. She is also host of The Secret Garden podcast.