Jerry Wise is a leading voice in family systems and self-differentiation, with over 45 years of experience helping adults break free from narcissistic, dysfunctional, and emotionally immature family dynamics—guiding them out of lifelong patterns of trauma, guilt, shame, and emotional enmeshment.

Today on the show we discuss: the subtle signs you were raised by a narcissist, the difference between strict and narcissistic control, why adult children of narcissists struggle with love, how to avoid repeating toxic patterns, the biggest unmet need of children that have toxic parents, how to heal from a damaging childhood and much more.

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