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Do you feel a sense of relief every time your partner or spouse leaves the house?

This is one of the biggest and most important relationship issues to pay attention to. You shouldn't feel a greater sense of peace or comfort when your partner is gone. If anything, you should miss them and feel comfortable with them around. 

Are you someone who looks forward to getting them out of the house? Is being left alone the best part of your relationship? Serious problems may be bubbling up in your relationship. In this episode, we're going to face each and every one. 

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Make no mistake, this episode is a call to action. It's a baptism by fire. And I hope on the other side you feel called to shed your pain and end the line of generation trauma that's been haunting your family for centuries...

Secrets are what make toxic families strong. From decade to decade, century to century, we see it. Entire families, hell bent on holding on to the shame, the pain, and the secrets that help to perpetuate the darkest corners of their homes.

These family secrets are what make us sick.

These family secrets are what allow the abuse and the disrespect to continue. 

This is your chance to break the cycle; to end the generations of trauma that have been breaking down, compacting, and shredding every new branch of your family tree. You have the power to make it stop, but you're going to have to speak up first. 

In this episode, we're going to empower you to speak up and end the trauma that's been putting you through the spin cycle your whole life. Silence is violence, but screams - they are power. This episode is your permission, your power to call out the trauma once and for all. 

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Do narcissistic parents really love their children? I'm sharing one of my most controversial opinions and laying out the facts in this episode. 

I'm going to explain how narcissistic relationships function - between parent and child - and explore the depth of love and what it really means in that context. We'll be exploring empathy, support, and stewardship vs. ownership.

What we're talking about: 

• What makes a narcissistic parent really? 
• The elements of true parental love 
• The root of a narcissistic relationship

A few more resources:
Narcissistic parents
Narcissistic families
Narc abuse recovery

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My deepest healing couldn't until I accepted one brutal truth: my mother knew she traumatized me.

It was demonstrated throughout my childhood. Moment after moment revealed a woman who could have done better, but didn't. A woman who saw the pain building, and decided to do little. 

Once I accepted that my mother was aware, I was able to accept myself and my childhood in radically transformative ways. You can too, but you may have to swallow one of these 6 hard realities and commit to doing something about it.

What We're Talking About: 

• The line of awareness
• Signs of consciousness
• Confronting the reality

A Little More...

• My Mother Knew She Was Traumatizing Me

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Where do narcissists come from?

They certainly don't exist in a vacuum. So where do they come from? Are they created strictly by trauma? Is it inherited? The answer is a lot more complex than we first believe.

The truth is that narcissism has many layers. Biology is certainly a part of it. Genes play a role and so does neurochemistry. Environment is also a key factor in harboring narcissistic tendencies.

But there's a deeper level to consider: parenting. And that's what we're going to take a look at in this episode. What are the 2 parenting styles that contribute the most to narcissism? Is there anything we can do to change the pattern? Yes.

What We're Talking About: 

• Development of narcissism
• How parenting affects narcissism
• Overcoming narcissistic parenting

A Few More Resources:
The Parenting Styles That Create Narcissists

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Where do you sit on the narcissistic spectrum?

This week, I'm taking you on a deep dive into echoism - the distant cousin of narcissism. What does it mean to be an echoist? Are you living in echoistic patterns?

Listen to this episode to find out the truth about echoism and how you can defeat it in yourself after surviving narcissistic abuse. It's not always as straightforward as you may think. 

What we're talking about: 

• What is echoism? 
• Where does it come from? 
• How can we defeat it? 

A few more resources:
Echoism and Narcissism

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The Practical Growth Podcast is back with special guest Duncan from BoldlyGrowing4Ward. In this episode, we're talking personal accountability. What does it mean to be personally accountable? What role does it play in improving the world and ourselves? 

Duncan is going to blow your mind in this eye-opening episode on healing, admitting when you're the problem, and making the most out of the parts that make you most human. 

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This is the most brutally honest episode of Practical Growth I've ever released, and the most brutal to record. I hope you'll understand, and I'll see you in the new year. Happy Holidays!

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Did you suffer a lot of your trauma around the holiday season? Even when you're removed from the chaos, the symptoms can remain.

Notice yourself getting overly stressed, even though there's not a lot going on? Feel an impending sense of doom as Christmas looms closer? Feel like you can't show up enough for your friends and family? Like you need to impress them?

All of these could be signs of cyclic trauma rearing its ugly head. Check out this episode, as I break down why this happens and how we can manage the stress of traumatic holiday memories.

What We're Talking About: 

• Cyclic nature of trauma
• Effects of holiday trauma
• How to manage triggers

A Few More Resources: 

• Cyclic Holiday Trauma
• Managing Holiday Expectations
• Toxic Holiday Relationships

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There's a reason I go on and on about narcissistic families. They differ from any other form of a toxic family in the world. Why? I'm going to break it down for you in this new episode.

We are going to set out the 5 main differences between a standard, run-of-the-mill toxic family and a narcissistic one.

Were you raised in a toxic family? What makes their abuse so much longer lasting? So much more damaging. It's all getting exposed. Listen now for the full scoop.

What We're Talking About:

• What is narcissism? 
• What is a narcissistic family? 
• Why are they so different? 

A Few More Resources: 

• Narcissistic Family
• Childhood Trauma
• Healing from the Pain

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