Breaking Free from Narcissistic Abuse

Why Your Kids May Have Blamed You for the Narcissist's Abuse — and What to Do Now

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A listener from Texas writes in: after escaping a narcissistic marriage, her adult daughter is now demanding that she admit that she was an abuser too. 

How does she reach her daughter now? 

In this episode, Dr Kerry unpacks one of the most painful and least-talked-about consequences of narcissistic abuse — what happens to your children when you stay. How do you hold two devastating truths at the same time: you were a victim, and your child was hurt by your inability to leave?

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