Let’s talk about siblings! Navigating a relationship with a narcissistic parent can be hard enough. What happens when there’s a younger sibling involved? In this week’s episode, we talk about everything from sibling relationships in adulthood and how your roles might change overtime to why a narcissistic parent might promote divisiveness throughout your childhood and what you can do to maintain a healthy relationship with your younger sibling(s) even after you’ve taken a step back from your parent. 

0:00 Sibling Relationships

5:01 Golden Child v. Scapegoat

8:00 Projection and Projective Identification

11:50 Capitalizing on Others’ Mistakes

14:00 Promoting Isolation

18:14 Taking a Step Back

20:05 Feeling Abandoned

23:01 Changing Behavior

27:01 The Smear Campaign

32:23 My Best Advice