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It’s Not Stigmatizing to Talk About the Abusive Behaviors Seen in Borderline & Narcissistic Personality Disorders
How to Survive Mother’s Day When You Have a Toxic Family Situation
Cycle Breakers, Dysfunctional Families Torie Wiksell | Therapist, Coach, & Host of You're Not Crazy Cycle Breakers, Dysfunctional Families Torie Wiksell | Therapist, Coach, & Host of You're Not Crazy

How to Survive Mother’s Day When You Have a Toxic Family Situation

If your family situation is not the healthiest, don’t stress yourself out even more by hoping Mother’s Day will be different.

Could it be? Sure

Will it be? Probably not

Accept that your parents, siblings, and whoever else is involved will likely act however they normally do- which means if they are normally chaotic and challenging to be around, they probably will be that way this weekend.

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I Started Reading, "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy
Dysfunctional Families Torie Wiksell | Therapist, Coach, & Host of You're Not Crazy Dysfunctional Families Torie Wiksell | Therapist, Coach, & Host of You're Not Crazy

I Started Reading, "I'm Glad My Mom Died" by Jennette McCurdy

I started reading, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” and the truth is, this book hit way too close to home for me. Look, I knew we’d have some things in common like having very complicated and dysfunctional relationships with our moms and having moms who’ve both died. But, I honestly didn’t think I’d have much else in common with the author, Jennette McCurdy.

Oh how I was wrong. So, so wrong.

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5 Things You Need to Hear if You’re the Cycle Breaker in Your Family
Emotionally Immature Parents, Cycle Breakers, Dysfunctional Families Torie Wiksell | Therapist, Coach, & Host of You're Not Crazy Emotionally Immature Parents, Cycle Breakers, Dysfunctional Families Torie Wiksell | Therapist, Coach, & Host of You're Not Crazy

5 Things You Need to Hear if You’re the Cycle Breaker in Your Family

Breaking free from generational patterns of trauma and dysfunction and forging a new path can be both liberating and exhausting. While you’re building a much happier and healthier life for yourself, being the cycle breaker in your family can feel really isolating at times.

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Thinking About Setting Boundaries with a Toxic Parent? You Need to Start Prioritizing Your Own Wants and Needs.
Emotionally Immature Parents Torie Wiksell | Therapist, Coach, & Host of You're Not Crazy Emotionally Immature Parents Torie Wiksell | Therapist, Coach, & Host of You're Not Crazy

Thinking About Setting Boundaries with a Toxic Parent? You Need to Start Prioritizing Your Own Wants and Needs.

Do you often find yourself caught in a cycle of making decisions that are almost entirely based on fears about how another person might respond to what you actually want to do or guilt about putting your own needs ahead of someone else’s desires? If so, you're not alone.

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