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Therapy Shorts 3: The Spectrum of Narcissism – From Healthy to Malignant

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Discover "Therapy Shorts," a collection of quick insights and gentle nudges to help you along your healing journey. This week is about Narcissism. These posts, published twice per week with a short audio, provide bite-sized wisdom to help you grow and discover yourself. Join me as we investigate the small ways we can bring peace, clarity, and connection into our lives.

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Understanding Men’s Reluctance to do Couples Therapy (Unless they are a Narcissist)

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Men are generally conditioned to see themselves as providers and problem solvers, with a concentration on being that and sometimes only that. Showing feelings and being vulnerable can shatter that image for men and the way they believe their partners see them.

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Therapy Shorts 2: How Conflict Can Strengthen Your Relationship Bond

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Discover "Therapy Shorts," a collection of quick insights and gentle nudges to help you along your healing journey. This week is about Stages of a Relationship. These posts, published twice per week with a short audio, provide bite-sized wisdom to help you grow and discover yourself. Join me as we investigate the small ways we can bring peace, clarity, and connection into our lives.

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Therapy Shorts No 1: When Do We Truly Know We’ve Found The One?

The Online Therapist

Welcome to "Therapy Shorts," a collection of quick insights and gentle nudges to help you along your healing journey. These posts, published twice per week with audio, provide bite-sized wisdom to help you grow and discover yourself. Join me as we investigate the small ways we can bring peace, clarity, and connection into our lives.

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How Codependency Affects Identity and Relationships

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Because their sense of identity, worth, and safety has been shaped around the emotional needs and behaviours of others, codependents frequently experience an intense need for other people. The onset of this condition typically occurs during childhood, particularly in households where emotional neglect, addiction, mental illness, or inconsistent caregiving were present.

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How Vulnerable Narcissists Manipulate Relationships

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The emotional and mental toll of being close to a vulnerable narcissist can be substantial. Narcissists who are vulnerable do not project an air of superiority, charisma, or confidence that their more overtly narcissistic counterparts do. On the contrary, they tend to come across as timid, sensitive, nervous, or even self-deprecating. This approachable demeanour has the power to captivate those around them, particularly those with a compassionate nature, a nurturing spirit, or a deep longing to

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The Evolution of Love: From Honeymoon to Maturity

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The final recognised stage is considered to be the mature love stage, where theoretically we have got to know everything we need to about our partner and have chosen them for the long term. It should be a time when there are no surprises, life is settled, the couple have gone through ups and downs, career building and children. They should, theoretically, be in tune with each other and the plans on the table.

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