You're Not Crazy: A Podcast for Cycle Breakers with Toxic Parents

You're Not Doomed: Escaping a Pattern of Dysfunctional Relationships


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In today’s episode, we’re digging into a question I hear often from adult children of narcissistic parents or those with unmanaged BPD:
 “Why do I keep ending up in toxic relationships?”

When you grow up with emotionally immature or abusive parents, you're taught to dismiss your gut, minimize your needs, and tolerate mistreatment. That pattern doesn’t magically disappear in adulthood.

You’re not doomed to repeat these patterns forever. You can learn healthy love—and it starts with understanding what was never your fault to begin with.

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Torie Wiksell is a therapist and coach who specializes in helping adult children of narcissistic and borderline parents break toxic cycles and reclaim their peace. She combines clinical experience with personal insight as a cycle breaker raised by a mother with suspected NPD and BPD traits. Torie provides online ther...

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