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Rebuilding After Narcissistic Harm: How to Heal, Set Boundaries, and Reclaim Your Life

Divorce and Separation, Relationship / Grace Chatting

Rebuilding After Narcissistic Harm: How to Heal, Set Boundaries, and Reclaim Your Life If you’ve experienced the emotional confusion, gaslighting, and soul-deep exhaustion of being in a relationship with someone who has narcissistic traits, you are not alone. Narcissistic harm is real. It isn’t always visible on the outside, but inside, it can dismantle your […]

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Navigating Narcissistic Relationships with Strength and Clarity Part Two

Divorce and Separation, Relationship / Grace Chatting

Navigating Narcissistic Relationships with Strength and Clarity Part Two: Knowing When to Let Go and Reclaiming Your Power In Part One, we explored the subtle difference between healthy and unhealthy narcissism, the importance of setting and holding boundaries, and how to stay empathic without erasing yourself. All of this is foundational. But even with this

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Navigating Narcissistic Relationships with Strength and Clarity Part One: Seeing Clearly and Reclaiming Your Voice

Navigating Narcissistic Relationships with Strength and Clarity – Part 1

Divorce and Separation, Relationship / Grace Chatting

Navigating Narcissistic Relationships with Strength and Clarity Part One: Seeing Clearly and Reclaiming Your Voice Over the years, the term narcissism has become a kind of modern-day curse word—used to describe everything from self-centred behaviour to full-blown personality disorders. Social media is awash with warnings: “Get out!” “They’ll never change!” “Run while you can!” These

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Understanding the “Dry Drunk” Syndrome and Your Path Forward

Life with an Alcoholic, Relationship / Grace Chatting

Understanding the “Dry Drunk” Syndrome and Your Path Forward Suppose you’ve spent years dreaming of the day your partner would finally stop drinking. In that case, you might find yourself disappointed that sobriety hasn’t brought the emotional peace you anticipated. What you may be encountering is commonly known as the “Dry Drunk” syndrome. What Exactly

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When Sobriety Isn’t Enough: Choosing Recovery for Yourself

Life with an Alcoholic, Relationship / Grace Chatting

When Sobriety Isn’t Enough: Choosing Recovery for Yourself The Subtle Saboteur: When Hope Becomes a Trap We all know an old saying: “Hope springs eternal.” And yes, it can be a beautiful thing. Hope keeps us alive through the dark nights. It gives us something to hold on to when everything else feels lost. But

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When Sobriety Looks Like a “Dry Drunk”

Life with an Alcoholic, Relationship / Grace Chatting

When Sobriety Looks Like a “Dry Drunk” One of the most confusing things for partners is this: “He’s not drinking anymore, but nothing has really changed.” Welcome to the concept of the Dry Drunk—a term coined in the recovery world to describe someone who has stopped using alcohol but hasn’t done the inner work of

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BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 5 – A New Life Vision

Divorce and Separation, Life with an Alcoholic, Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC – Part 5 – A New Life Vision Shaping a New Life Vision – Living Beyond the Legacy of Pain Once you’ve started rebuilding your self-worth, boundaries, and voice, a natural and powerful next step is to imagine—and create—the life you desire. For many who have lived in

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BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 4 – Self-Worth

Divorce and Separation, Life with an Alcoholic, Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 4 – Self-worth Rebuilding Self-Worth – Rediscovering Who You Really Are After years of living in a relationship where you were ignored, blamed, or diminished, your sense of self-worth can be severely eroded. You may not even realise how deeply it’s been affected until you’re out

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BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 3 – Boundaries

Divorce and Separation, Life with an Alcoholic, Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC Part 3 – Boundaries Creating Boundaries That Protect Your Voice and Identity As you reclaim your voice and rebuild confidence in your decisions, the next essential step is setting boundaries. Boundaries are not walls but bridges to safety, clarity, and self-respect. They define where you end and someone else

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BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARTNER – Part 2 – Voice

Divorce and Separation, Life with an Alcoholic, Personal Growth, Relationship / Grace Chatting

BEYOND SURVIVING LIFE WITH AN ALCOHOLIC Part 2 – Voice Reclaiming Your Voice – Rebuilding Confidence in Decision-Making After years of living in a gaslit, emotionally unstable environment, many people find that such experiences severely undermine their ability to make decisions and trust themselves. Others may have silenced your voice, questioned or overridden your choices,

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